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COROMANDEL LIFE
SUMMER 2014
P A R T I C I P A T I N G
ARTISTS
Mercury Bay Art Escape:
1-2 & 8-9 March
With area’s gallery hub listed first. New artists are in italic.
Don’t want to drive? MBAE tour operators:
Aotearoa Lodge & Tours:
Coromandel Tours:
Tairua -
The Little Gallery of Fine Arts. Artists: Kate Hill, Susan
Dunster, Liz Hart, Tina Carey,
Julie Cameron
,
Dhyana Muir
,
Paula McNeill, Patrick Beehan.
Whenuakite -
Colenso Country Shop and Café. Airdrie Hamilton,
Alan & Julia Rhodes, Gary Nevin.
Hot Water Beach:
Colenso Country Shop and Café. Sally
Samins, Judy Glucina.
Hahei
-
Eggsentric Café. Jacqui Elley, Gary Burrett, Betty Collings,
Meg Auth, Verena Tagmann, Christine Bannan, Wendy Speight,
Souzie Speerstra,
Ginney Deavoll
, Trevor Bayly, Sheryl Savage.
Cooks Beach/Flaxmill Bay -
Eggsentric Café:
Blair Matheson.
Whitianga -
Mosiac & Bread & Butter Gallery.
Gail Taylor
, Lucy
Horne, Margherita Giampietri, Anne Bowden, Jude Calder, Rick
Swain, Wendy Walls, Roland Baumgart
Kuaotunu/Otama -
Blackjack Gallery & Espresso.
Try Fluke Studio
,
Ian Webster, Lloyd Franklin, Carolyn Milbank, Michael Smither, Gian
McGregor,
Nick Dryden
, Chris Charteris, Claire Elliot.
Note: Members’ studios that will not be on tour this year are Leanne Litherland, Janet Hoogwerf, Raewyn
Helms-Davis, Nicky Baumgaertner, Rachel Olsen, Jill Cameron, Pauline Stott and Tim Aldrich.
Coromandel Artstour:
19-21 & 26-27 April
Colville / North
-
Sue Hughes, Greg Taylor
Uptown
-
Cindy Alger, Lisa Corston, Ben Kennedy, Mike Cogswell,
Evelyne Siegrist, Louis Kittleson, Petra Meyboden, Deborah Hide Bayne,
Caitlin Moloney, Pete Sephton, Dianna Cade, Robyn Lewis, Nigel Sparrow
In Town
-
The Source Coromandel Artists Collective,
Briar van Dort,
Tony Calsaferri, Tom Bickerdike, Carolyn Mary Bayliss, Allan Beaver
Wynna Peninsula
-
Barbara von Seida, Kay Ogilvie
South of Town
-
Daniel Kirsch, Mike Barton, Vaughan Udall, Stuart Fyfe
STUDIO HIGHLIGHTS
BY CHARLOTTE GIBLIN
Hahei area studios
I love both my studio visits to new Art Escape members and the follow-up
visits a year later, to see how the artist has developed and what direction they
have taken their skill.
Christine Bannan
was one such new member in 2013
and had settled nicely into her cosy new downstairs studio on Grange Road
when I came along in March.
Christine welcomed the steady stream of visitors so warmly people were
compelled to linger and chat, to hear about the influence and thought behind
the works hanging on the wooden walls. It is this personal touch and first-
hand conversation with the artists that makes Art Escape such a precious
event, and I really enjoyed over-hearing stories while absorbed in her artwork.
One of my favourite pieces from the whole of the 2013 Art Escape was
Christine’s ‘Grey Wolf’, an intricately detailed work painted meticulously using
wax pastels with each hair in the Wolf’s fur visible – the animal was so filled
with life (see below).
In the immediate vicinity of Christine’s studio is
Meg Auth
’s workshop
showcasing her beautiful silver jewellery alongside
Verena Tagmann
’s bold
and wonderful mixed media works, plus
Betty Collings’
amazing and varied
ceramic artworks…creating a fascinating “trio of studios” which are an
absolute treat (artwork shown below).
GUITY EVELYN
View fine art by renowned contemporary French/New Zealand
painter Guity Evelyn at the artist’s home/studio overlooking unspoilt
Opoutere Beach and Wharekawa Harbour.
Guity’s unique art and distinctive style exude the beauty of
The Coromandel tinged with hints of Provence and the Cote d’ Azur,
from where she originates. These contrasting reflections of where
the Pacific meets the Mediterranean express a character all their own.
Guity’s boldness of colour and an affinity for both
the figurative and abstract have made her art
sought by national and international collectors.
Moonsong
La Muse de Provence
View also
One-off jewellery
by David Evelyn
La Reveuse
“...Guity’s canvas surfaces defy optical logic, playing tricks with their depth
with their shifting patterns and melting colours ... They strike a chord with
people from all over the world, many of whom come back to collect more of
Guity’s art. Visitors at Topadahil Studios watching
the changing colours of the sea and the movement
of light across the sky, understand...”
(excerpts courtesy of Kath Webster, Art News NZ)
TOPADAHIL ART STUDIOS
• 289 Opoutere Rd. Opoutere Beach
10 min north of Whangamata • Open Daily • Visitors Welcome
P 07 865 7266 • M 027 342 1480 •
07 866 3887 • 8 Pye Place • Hot Water Beach • Whitianga
A favourite of both locals and visitors,
Hot Waves is just a minute’s stroll
from Hot Water Beach. Enjoy gourmet
dining inside or out on this one-acre
native garden teaming with bird life.
One of the best eateries on the Coromandel
Live music last Sunday of the month.
Hi Tovi
Would like to keep th as it is but
just need to change the opening hours
7 Days a Week 8.30am to 4.00p .
Friday nights we stay open till 8.30pm
for our Open Mic d Pizza’s night
Open 7 days 8:30am-4pm • Fridays till 8:30 pm for Open Mic & Pizza night
