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Maggie B. Sullivan's early Indian Summer

Gallery artist Maggie B. Sullivan continues to sell her dramatic, colourful abstract compositions. Indian Summer has now come early for a buyer who expressed a deep connection with the intensity of the painting.

Maggie B. Sullivan
Indian Summer
Mixed Media on Archival Paper
210x270mm


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SMASH & GRAB '23

The Failed Christmas Day Art Heist

On Christmas Day five attempts were made to break into the gallery. Those responsible clearly had not been reached by our ongoing attempts to raise funds for children leading incredibly tough lives. Must try harder.

In the meantime we have a temporary installation to make art from adversity. We're all fixed now, secure and trading.

Happy New Year to one and all. Ever forward.

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Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo sells Garden Place (again)

From the exhibition, The Five Studies, Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo has sold her second Garden Place watercolour composition, Permaculture, Parking, Place. This important painting presents a taxonomy of seven historical versions of Garden Place that cleverly intersect for the viewer to unravel and enjoy.

Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo
Permaculture, Parking, Place
Watercolour Collage 365x545mm
Price: $2100



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Sandra Turner-Barlow continues to sell

Sold on the first opening day after Christmas, Sandra Turner-Barlow's Touch II, a very very vibrant Watercolour that excites, at least, the imagination.

Sandra Turner-Barlow
Touch II
Watercolour 26x250mm
Price: $550


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Martin Necas sells Garden Place

From the exhibition, Our Times, Martin Necas, presented a vibrant watercolour of Hamilton's Garden Place, entitled Time to Return, now sold to an Australian collector, bound for Melbourne.

Martin Necas
Tine to Return
Watercolour and Ink
457x610mm
Price: $900



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SOLD!

Hong Cu***ng sells Waihi Beach

Hong Cu***ng's paintings do not stay long in the gallery these days. Bought as a special gift for a 50th birthday, is her splendid watercolour, Waihi Beach that will no doubt be received with great delight!

Hong Cu***ng
Waihi Beach
Watercolour 340x240mm
Price: $650



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SOLD!

Figurative art master Ron Stenberg

Sold from the Drawn from Life exhibition, Ron Stenberg's, exquisitely drawn, The Bridge Workers is now in the possession of a local art collector.

Ron Stenberg had a long and distinguished career as an artist, teacher and illustrator. Born in Auckland in July 1919, Stenberg initially studied painting as a young teenager in the early 1930’s. After art school he worked as an illustrator and later in advertising.

Stenberg established himself as an artist in New Zealand through exhibiting in the group exhibitions at the Auckland Society of Arts. In 1954 a Carnegie scholarship enabled him to travel overseas for two years. A few years later he was offered a teaching position at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, Scotland; he remained there for almost thirty years retiring as Professor of Painting in 1984.

He was a frequent exhibitor with the Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Scottish Watercolour Society, the Glasgow Institute and Royal Society of British Artists, as well as participating in many group and solo exhibitions in Britain, Sweden and other European countries. His work is held in many private and public collections both here and overseas. The Auckland City Art Gallery, Te Papa, Bishop Suter Gallery in Nelson and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne all hold his work.

His subject matter is, in many ways, very traditional. People, places and objects with a personal connection to the artist. His work sits well within both a New Zealand and a Scottish painting tradition.

Ron Stenberg
The Bridge Workers
Graphite 750x450mm
Price: $1100


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New on the blog: The Festive season: art and gifts ...

The Festive season: art and gifts The Festive season: art and gifts

New on the blog: Yasmin Davis presents her 2023 Ceramic Koru A gallery favourite, especially at this time of year when people are looking for unique Christmas gifts that are original pieces of art. Each year Yasmin Davis presents new themes and subjects in her watercolour ceramics that are integrated into a dynamic Koru. It is indeed, visually spectacular!...

Yasmin Davis presents her 2023 Ceramic Koru A gallery favourite, especially at this  time of year when people are looking for unique Christmas gifts that are original pieces of art. Each year Yasmin Davis presents new themes and

New on the blog: SOLD! Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo's stunning composition, From Garden to Place that sold on the opening night of the exhibition, The Five Studies, features no less than 8 historical paintings of Garden Place in Hamilton, in vertical scroll like dimensions. A veritable artful taxonomy like none seen before. Breathtaking details that pace local social history....

SOLD! Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo's stunning composition, From Garden to Place that sold on the  opening night of the exhibition, The Five Studies, features no less than 8 historical paintings of Garden

New on the blog: SOLD! From The Five Studies exhibition, these two pieces have been inspired by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados, whose piano work is entitled "sketches" and specifically a work called "The Evening Bell". The two images, now sold, capture the mood of what Granados had 'sketched' in music. They are both from the area in Spain, Torrelodones, north west of Madrid.There are two ideas of the bells in Spanish culture, one grand the other intimate. Grand bells are typically used for important announcemen...

SOLD! From The Five Studies exhibition, these two pieces have been inspired by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados, whose piano work is entitled "sketches" and specifically a work called "The Evening Bell

New on the blog: SOLD! From The Five Studies exhibition, these two pieces (see next post) have been inspired by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados, whose piano work is entitled "sketches" and specifically a work called The Evening Bell. The two images, now sold, capture the mood of what Granados had 'sketched' in music. They are both from the area in Spain, Tor There are two ideas of the bells in Spanish culture, one grand the other intimate. Grand bells are typically used for important announcements, while smaller...

SOLD! From The Five Studies exhibition, these two pieces (see next post) have been inspired by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados, whose piano work is entitled "sketches" and specifically a work called T

New on the blog: SOLD! Sapper Horace Moore-Jones led a remarkable life. He was a Gallipoli First World War artist, map maker and local hero who died while saving the lives of others in the tragic 1922 Hamilton Hotel fire. After the war he exhibited his work in the UK and in particular at Buckingham Palace. Upon return, his tours of New Zealand, to raise money for returning soldiers, brought out thousands of people who wanted to hear and see the stories that Moore-Jones told. He was famous as the artist for the much-lo...

SOLD! Sapper Horace Moore-Jones led a remarkable life. He was a Gallipoli First World War artist, map maker and local hero who died while saving the lives of others in the tragic 1922 Hamilton Hotel fire. A

New on the blog: SOLD! Selling on the first day of The Five Studies exhibition, Sandra Turner-Barlow’s, mind-bending dual mirror image presents a parallax view that uses wing mirrors (L) to bring a partial view of the past into sight....

SOLD! Selling on the first day of The Five Studies exhibition, Sandra Turner-Barlow’s, mind-bending dual mirror image presents a parallax view that uses wing mirrors (L) to bring a partial view of the past

New on the blog: SOLD! Selling on the first day of The Five Studies exhibition, Sandra Turner-Barlow’s, mind-bending dual mirror image presents a parallax view that uses wing mirrors (R) to bring a partial view of the past into sight....

SOLD! Selling on the first day of The Five Studies exhibition, Sandra Turner-Barlow’s, mind-bending dual mirror image presents a parallax view that uses wing mirrors (R) to bring a partial view of the past

New on the blog: SOLD! Lattice from the Yours Abstractly exhibition, by gallery artist Diana Seavill has found a new home. Much admired by gallery guests, the Acrylic and Mixed Media composition sold today!...

SOLD! Lattice from the Yours Abstractly exhibition, by gallery artist Diana Seavill has found a new home. Much admired by gallery guests, the Acrylic and Mixed Media composition sold today!

New on the blog: SOLD! Homage to Hopper shows the composition depth to Turner-Barlow’s artistry. The painting evokes a deliberate comparison to the work of American artist Edward Hopper, who in the 1930s and 40s painted several iconic pieces that captured the haunting loneliness of the individual in American life.Here, Turner-Barlow places her subjects in the Koru lounge at Wellington airport. An empty abandoned glass in the foreground left by an anonymous traveler, paces the passage of time that is fractured by a d...

SOLD! Homage to Hopper shows the composition depth to Turner-Barlow’s artistry. The painting evokes a deliberate comparison to the work of American artist Edward Hopper, who in the 1930s and 40s painted sev

SOLD!

Hong Cu***ng sells Fairfield Bridge

Bridge Over, a wonderful watercolour from the Structure & Place exhibition, by gallery artist Hong Cu***ng has been sold as a surprise gift, for which the gallery will be unashamedly fully culpable, operating at its conspiratorial best.

Hong Cu***ng
Bridge Over
Watercolour 340x530mm
Price: $2000



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New on the blog: SOLD! Bridge Over, a wonderful watercolour from the Structure & Place exhibition, by gallery artist Hong Cu***ng has been sold as a surprise gift, for which the gallery will be unashamedly fully culpable, operating at its conspiratorial best....

SOLD! Bridge Over, a wonderful watercolour from the Structure & Place exhibition, by gallery artist Hong Cu***ng has been sold as a surprise gift, for which the gallery will be unashamedly fully culpabl

New on the blog: SOLD! Gallery artist Julie Mello's beautiful oil on board painting, River Bank has found favour with a local collector . She notes of the composition, "The Darling River takes an easy bend here, reflecting the bright blue sky. The water has been higher up the bank, but it has receded now, heading to an easier rhythm"....

SOLD! Gallery artist Julie Mello's beautiful oil on board painting, River Bank has found favour with a local collector . She notes of the composition, "The Darling River takes an easy bend here, r

New on the blog: SOLD! Gallery artist, Hong Cu***ng, continues to attract buyers for her exquisite watercolours. Her composition, Hobbit Door is now destined for relocation....

SOLD! Gallery artist, Hong Cu***ng, continues to attract buyers for her exquisite watercolours. Her composition, Hobbit Door is now destined for relocation.

New on the blog: SOLD! Gallery artist, Sandra Turner-Barlow continues to attract buyers for her work. This watercolour composition, English Oak II continues her contribution towards botanical art....

SOLD! Gallery artist, Sandra Turner-Barlow continues to attract buyers for her work. This watercolour composition, English Oak II continues her contribution towards botanical art.

SOLD!
Sandra Turner-Barlow sells English Oak

Gallery artist, Sandra Turner-Barlow continues to attract buyers for her work. This watercolour composition, English Oak II continues her contribution towards botanical art.

Sandra Turner-Barlow
English Oak II
Watercolour 240x200mm
Price: $600



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New on the blog: SOLD! Juliet Roper's Blooming Flowers IIThis is a second post that is connected to the previous one. It represents a dual purchase.Dominating the gallery at the moment are two pieces entitled Bloom Burst I and Bloom Burst II. Featured here is Bloom Burst II. Both are the work of gallery artist Juliet Roper and they are part of the current showcase, Yours Abstractly. They have garnered much admiration and desire to own. However, at the close of the exhibition in November, these incredibly powerful expr...

SOLD! Juliet Roper's Blooming Flowers IIThis is a second post that is connected to the previous one. It represents a dual purchase.Dominating the gallery at the moment are two pieces entitled Bloom Burst I