Two Painting Summer Schools with Matthew Browne

Two workshops: 9.30am – 3.30pm daily Workshop # 1: Painting 4th- 6th January 2012: $265 (3 days) Workshop # 2: Painting from the Figure 7th- 8th January 2012: $210 (2 days) Kick-start the New Year and join us for either of these exciting and informative classes developed to get your drawing and painting up and [...]

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Parnell double act – Wasteland and Phantasmagoria

‘Wasteland’ by Peter Gibson Smith – an exhibition opening next Tuesday 16th August at Bath Street Gallery, 43 Bath St. Parnell from 5.30 – 7.30pm. All welcome and tell your friends. ‘Phantasmagoria’ by Matthew Browne  – an exhibition of new paintings and 60 works on paper at  Artis Gallery, 280 Parnell Road, Parnell Auckland  Opening [...]

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A university student again and Matthew Browne…

I am now officially enrolled for a BA in Art History at Auckland University. I would dearly love to do a BFA but circumstances don’t allow that, so studying part time in Art History will be more than exciting. Start mid – July with a paper on Modern Art and Modernity, looking forward to it. [...]

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Matthew Browne’s latest exhibition at Artis Gallery, Parnell, Auckland

See Visions and Dream Dreams 30 June – 24 July at Artis Gallery – opening Tuesday 29th.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Painter’s Studio Started

A great first day. Two tutors to take us through the year, Kathryn Stevens and Matthew Browne. Two new students into our group, one from Switzerland. Matthew and Kathryn gave us a presentation of their work, both very different, and where it comes from, why they paint. A few blind drawing exercises to get us [...]

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