Dartmoor finished …

I’ve finished another smaller painting that will be exhibited The Little Gallery in Tairua.  This one is a seascape of Penzance. I am very pleased with it – brings back  memories  for me too while I was painting it, all good.
 
And the framing for the ‘Hauptallee’ painting is ready, so that painting will go down [...]

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New Work at Bath Street

Just letting you know that Peter Gibson Smith is  showing some new work at Bath Street Gallery, 43 Bath St. Parnell, till October 10th. No opening for this one but if you’re over Parnell way,  drop by.
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10.00 – 5.30,  Saturday 11.00 – 3.00
Peter Gibson Smith
Mob: 021 32 88 90

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Trust the Process

‘Errors are harbingers of original ideas because they introduce new directions for expression.’
So starts the chapter on ‘mistakes and distortions’ by Shaun McNiff called ‘Trust the Process – An Artist’s Way to Letting Go’.  This book is very easy to read through although I have only read this chapter and one on ‘The Many Ways [...]

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Studio Time

I’ve been awhile, waiting for studio floors to be sanded and then polyurethaned. In for the first time this morning and unpacked what I have there now. And now to starting work – I have to plan and work towards the exhibition in March with Amy.  So unusual for me to be able to pin [...]

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2009 TCAC Emerging Artist Awards

One of the people that I did my last year’s Painter’s Studio course with at Artstation is a finalist in the 2009 TCAC Emerging Artist Awards – Linda Dixon.
Opens Thursday 25th JUNE 6 – 8 pm  until Sunday 9th JULY and you can see the finalists here. And pictured is Linda Dixon’s great painting. [...]

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North York Moors

I have an image of my latest finished painting, a 1200 x 900 oil painting on canvas, called ‘North York Moors’. I was still trying to capture that feeling of history and wonderment about everyone that may have walked over this land over hundrends of years.

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New paintings and studio space

I’ve finished two new paintings and very pleased with both of them. The smaller one, Hauptallee, is pictured here and I’ll have the other image for you soon.
One is of the Hauptallee in The Prater in Vienna, and the other of the North York Moors.  I’ve really enjoying painting these, trying to capture the atmosphere, [...]

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A New Year

I’m back into the year again after weeks of family, fun, sun and laughter. All I want to do this year is paint – so many paintings to do. My plan is to paint every week day morning, and hit my work desk no later than 10.00am. I’ve already done a week’s course on old  [...]

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The Elements of Color

I looked for this book or it its parent when I was recently in England, at Foyles. But the only one I saw was it’s ‘parent’ The Art of Color, but too expensive for what was left on my credit card.
A foray into a local secondhand book shop when I came home and I found [...]

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Exhibition at Governor’s Gallery

A great exhibition and I sold three paintings – ‘Elterwater’, ‘Defnascir’ and ‘Holy Trinity’, so I was very pleased. I delivered ‘Elterwater’ to it’s new owner and she was thrilled and so excited. So all packed up and back to some serious work on my course. My artwork has been suffering as I am so [...]

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