RAGLAN ART BLOG

Easter Exhibition 2022

Easter Exhibition 2022

EASTER WEEKEND EXHIBITIONApril 16–17–18 2022 Community House, Bow St, next to Town Hall and Raglan RadioRaglan Art Collective, 10am to 4pm dailyArtists: Elsa Lye – Ross Thornton Jones – Catherine Houston Dyana Wells – Loesje de Bree – Toni Kingstone Richard Gemmell –...

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Every so often one of us will write an article, or curate some images, and with an open brief to cover all aspects of creativity.

You will notice occasional gaps in publication, sometimes because we’re all busy creating, and sometimes because of the impacts of Covid.

Recent Blogs

Silver Fern

Silver Fern

Richard Gemmell Silver side exposed,        Fern caught in a beam of light,        National emblem. A series of updates from RaglanArt members during the third week of the Coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, April 2020. RETURN TO LOCKDOWN MAIN...

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Smuggler’s Cove

Catherine Houston Smuggler's Cove, Cornwall 3. 122 x 91 cm I'll be running out of paint at this rate! A series of updates from RaglanArt members during the second week of the Coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, April 2020. RETURN TO LOCKDOWN MAIN PAGE

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Bird Pattern on the Beach

Bird Pattern on the Beach

Helma van der Pasch A series of updates from RaglanArt members during the second week of the Coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, April 2020. RETURN TO LOCKDOWN MAIN PAGE

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Morning View

Morning View

Elsa Lye These 2 photos where taken recently 40min. apart. Some mornings the entrance to Raglan harbour is white out. I don't have a studio so used this phenomenon. It may be rare veniclar cloud. Does anyone know? This vessel was living flat on shells in an anagama...

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Bereft Beach

Bereft Beach

Elsa Lye Wainamu beach bereft of kite boarders, where the tide rips. A series of updates from RaglanArt members during the second week of the Coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, April 2020. RETURN TO LOCKDOWN MAIN PAGE

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Summer Wine Tasting

Summer Wine Tasting

Ria and Helma Ria placed first paint on canvas on Monday. After that we had turns do do something to it, for what each thought it needed. We both feel it’s finished. We named it: “summer wine tasting”. A series of updates from RaglanArt members during the second week...

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Ducks With A Difference

Ducks With A Difference

Elsa Lye Did you spot the different duck? A series of updates from RaglanArt members during the second week of the Coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, April 2020. RETURN TO LOCKDOWN MAIN PAGE

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Soap Dish

Soap Dish

Elsa Lye 20 years ago Gavin Hipkins was judged winner with a photograph of a soap dish for the first National Contemporary Art Award promoted by the Waikato Arts Society and the Waikato Museum. I have always wanted to celebrate the soap dish from that time as I was on...

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View of Ruapuke

View of Ruapuke

Ria den Otter My sister Ria is here on a holiday and in lockdown with me, this is her creation. – Helma A series of updates from RaglanArt members during the second week of the Coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, April 2020. RETURN TO LOCKDOWN MAIN PAGE

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