Margaret Olrog Stoddart: A New Zealand Watercolourist Early Life and Education Born in Diamond Harbour, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1865, Margaret Olrog Stoddart was one of six children. Her family moved to Scotland in 1876, where she attended Edinburgh Ladies' College. Returning to New Zealand in 1882, she enrolled at the Canterbury College School of Art (now Ilam School of Fine Arts), completing her studies in 1890. She became a member of the Palette Club, dedicated to painting from nature. Artistic Development and Style Stoddart established herself as a prominent flower paint…