Painter of quiet scenes and moments of change, Shelley Masters talks about being alone and his secret tricky talent.

Christchurch painter Miranda Parkes researched language, dialogue and relationships for her new exhibition.

Uku artist Stevei Houkāmau talks about the mahi of Indigenous communities, the role of music in her work, and the magic of handmade vessels.

New Plymouth painter Rosie Ralph talks memory, materials, motivation, and how to break the ice with a blank canvas.

Dr Tabatha Forbes talks kelp forests, botanical art, and mid-life-environmental-crisis.

Michael Greaves, painter and Senior Lecturer in Painting at Dunedin School of Art, talks inspiration, currency and success.

Jane Hyder is a Wellington artist, painter and printmaker. Here she shares her inspirations, including Matisse, Mansfield, and her mum.

Tracy Byatt creates art out of sugar. She talks of battling dampness, being green, and botanical correctness.

Elisabeth Pointon, who works with big text and big spaces (like the sky), talks about confused flatmates and being the favourite child.

Māori Pacific Curator at Pātaka Art + Museum Ioana Gordon-Smith talks community, curating, and cabin bread tins.

Professor Huhana Smith combines kaupapa Māori methods and science to address climate change concerns in her paintings.

Robert Leonard is the Chief Curator at City Gallery Wellington. He talks freedom, favourites and falling in love.

Karl Maughan says painting overgrown hedges, wild undergrowth, and manicured lawns is the ultimate form of gardening.

Catherine Griffiths is an artist, designer and typographer. She talks of collections, vowels and her penchant for word play.

Auckland artist Henrietta Harris captures glimmers of coming-of-age, anxiety and hope in her dreamy paintings.

Max Patte is a British-born Wellington artist. Here he talks about learning opportunities, Ridley Scott, and wishing he was on a motorbike.

Brian King, art collector, tutor, and performance designer, talks here about supporting the art community and offers advice on medlars.

Dunedin ceramicist Madeleine Child talks about the ongoing conundrum of pricing work, celebrating the amateur, and collecting coat hangers.

Photographer Harry Culy talks about working slow in a world that's speeding up, ghosts, and everyday strangeness.

Tiffany Singh is a social practice artist focused on communal well-being. She talks health and sustainable communities.