Watercolour and Ink, Guided by Feeling.

I didn’t come to art through art school or theory, I came to it through feeling. Through paying attention to small things. Through learning how stillness speaks.

I’m Teri Linder, an artist living in the Deep South of New Zealand, surrounded by raw landscapes and shifting light. Out here, things move slowly. The coastline changes with the weather. The hills breathe in clouds. There’s space to notice what’s quiet, and space to make work that reflects it. That’s what I try to do.

My paintings are made with watercolour and ink, but more than anything, they’re shaped by instinct - moody, layered and intuitive. I don’t plan them. I respond to what’s happening on the paper. Some pieces feel like weather. Some feel like memory. All of them begin with a kind of listening.

More About Me

My work has been shown in exhibitions across Invercargill, Wanaka, and Dunedin, and I’m honoured to have received several awards along the way. But the true reward lies in seeing how others connect - how each person finds their own quiet meaning in the layers and textures.

Outside the studio, I’m endlessly inspired by the natural rhythms of New Zealand - the soft trails, the windswept shores, the shifting light that never stays still. These elements seep into every brushstroke, grounding my work in a deep sense of place and feeling.

Thank you for taking the time to explore. I hope these paintings offer you a moment to pause, reflect, and connect.

Let your eyes and heart wander — and connect with the art that moves you.