Merthyr Ruxton is a multi disciplinary art working from her studio on the Tawharanui Peninsula 10 minutes from
Matakana - one hour north of Auckland, New Zealand.
Her work is gestural - and the media she uses are oil paint, gesso and ink. She completed a 3 year
visual communication course at Wellington Polytechnic in the 70's where the curriculum included drawing
from life, print making, sculpture, design and composition, photography and typography.
"I want to simplify my work in terms of composition and colour palette. Subject is less complicated as well,
and both skies and water provide endless material for me. The trip to Paris in 2025 gave me an opportunity
to think about how I wanted to move forward with paint and I have started into works on paper using a deep
black ink with wash. The urgency of water colour is gripping and I am enjoying getting back to this medium"
Merthyr Ruxton.
