A woman with long brown hair and a septum piercing holding a framed painting of a neighborhood scene with houses, trees, and laundry drying on a clothesline in a backyard.

Maeve Handley

Principal Artist

I am a local artist who has a passion for our natural landscape. I grew up in sunny Nelson in a creative home, before moving down south to attend the Dunedin school of art. Being outdoors is my happy place and I try to explore and express this through my artwork. Painting and drawing have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember with my main mediums being acrylic and oil paint. I also have experience in drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and woodwork/sculpture. Currently I paint for exhibitions, do commissions and sell prints locally.

I love to share my skills and help others to capture the landscape around them in a fun and creative way.

Maeve leads charcoal drawing and acrylic painting adventures.

See more of Maeves work in Instagram here

A landscape painting depicting a cloudy sky, trees with dense foliage, and small houses on stilts near a river or lake.
Painting of an ocean coastline with waves, rocks, and a person fishing on the shore.
Painting of a landscape with hills, a river, and a mountain, featuring a kite surfer in the sky.
A painting depicting two climbers scaling a rugged rock face near a forested hillside.
Painting of a river flowing through a lush, green landscape with trees and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.
A landscape painting depicting two small houses near a body of water with reflections, lush green trees on the hillside in the background, and a stormy dark sky overhead.
Painting of green hills under a dark, cloudy sky with small houses at the base of the hills near a body of water.
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An abstract grayscale painting depicting swirling storm clouds over a dark landscape with hills or mountains.
A person fishing in a stream at the base of large rocky cliffs with trees and bushes in a lush, green landscape.

Artist Enquiry

Plein Air Adventures has the vision to match high-quality experienced artists with the people who enjoy our experiences. If you have a skill set you would like to share with our clients we would love to hear from you.