Peter Beadle (1933 – February 2021) was a New Zealand artist based in

Arrowtown Arrowtown () is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River ( Māori: ''Haehaenui'') approximately 7.5 km from State Highway 6. Arrowtown is loc ...

. In 2010, he and his son Simon opened an art gallery called the Arrowtown Gallery. He had three books published about landscapes in the

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of New Zealand. The books contain paintings and sketches by Peter with descriptive text also written by him. In the

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, he was appointed an

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have r ...

, for services to painting.

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1933 births 2021 deaths New Zealand painters Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit People from Arrowtown {{NewZealand-painter-stub