Korimako Studio- Jan Thomson , NZ artist

28/08/2026

Korimako will be closed this weekend while I teach a workshop -open again on Monday :)

28/08/2026

"Winter at Wānaka" today's 30 min watercolour challenge

27/08/2026

30 minute painting each day this week -Day two of the . "Collin's Homestead " Undara NP, Queensland

26/08/2026

And playing about with a cassowary- probably one of the weirdest birds we've met in Australia!

26/08/2026

I'm busy setting up for this weekends drawing play shop 😀

20/08/2026

"Beginners/Refresher watercolour " 12th/13th September here at my studio .
Two days of intensive watercolour to help you begin or continue your painting journey.
Please get in touch if you'd like to join in. This will probably be the last workshop I'll be teaching until next autumn.

The workshop is $240 for the two days - materials list will be sent out.

18/08/2026

Playing with a brown teal this morning, all of those feathers!😅

07/08/2026

We're happy to be back home from Australia. Korimako will be open this weekend 10am-4pm, the fire will be on so call in and say hi if you're in St Arnaud :)

20/07/2026

Have you checked out the NZ Rural Womens "Country Womens Collective" yet? A great directory of all sorts of rural businesses run by women who are members of RWNZ- including me!

Jan Thomson Art About Jan Thomson ArtJan Thomson, an established artist, works from her studio, Korimako, at St. Arnaud, Nelson Lakes National Park. She paints in both watercolour and acrylic, often NZ landscapes and rural everyday life. Jan loves to capture the light which is the magic that makes a...

18/07/2026

I'm working away preparing for my next workshop:
Taking a Line For A Walk - 29th/30th August , at Korimako Studio.
A fun drawing workshop for anyone who "can't even draw a straight line!" - you won't need to.
We'll be playing with pencils, oil pastels, and ink (and whatever else takes our fancy) a fun weekend guaranteed. You're free to work from your own reference material, orr I'll have plenty of ideas here.I
f you feel like you need some inspiration to spring away from winter then this could be for you! Just a couple of spaces left...

$240 for the two days. Small list of materials required.
This one is almost booked out.