Artstation 2010 Year Long Courses

Artstation Foundation course

The Painter’s Studio

Four Acts in the Theatre of Clay

The Painter’s Progress

A Glass Studio

See www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/artstation

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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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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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2009 The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards

I see my tutor from Artstation for the last three years has won a merit award at the 2009 The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards! Congratulations Matthew!
Judge Dr Robin Woodward selected artist Frances Van Dammen as the 2009 winner of the NZ Painting and Printmaking Award.  For ‘Daisy’, an acrylic painting on canvas, [...]

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Painter’s Studio 2008

I have been accepted for the Artstation Painter’s Studio course for 2008 – two tutors to look after us for the year. Fantastic, very excited. Our group exhibition went very well for Painter’s Progress – I had three paintings selected and sold two of them – mind blowing and very exciting! I sold ‘Friesach’ and [...]

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