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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“Old School / New School” and “Vinyl Cutting for Artists” courses are starting again soon…

Just letting you know that the “Old School / New School” and “Vinyl Cutting for Artists” courses are starting again soon… Old School / New School: experimental painting with traditional materials. February 18th – March 25th, 6 consecutive Fridays 9.30 am – 1.30 pm. Vinyl Cutting for Artists: a hands-on vinyl cutting workshop. February 24th [...]

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The Port Nelson Suter Biennale

Just letting you know about “Sleight of Hand” The Port Nelson Suter Biennale which opens 5.30 pm Friday 10th December and runs till 27th February 2011. So if you’re holidaying anywhere near Nelson over summer, drop by and have a look. Catalogue available mid December. http://thesuter.org.nz

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Peter Gibson-Smith’s exhibition and summer workshop

Just letting you know that Peter Gibson-Smith has work in the Gow Langsford “Frieze” exhibition starting Tuesday 30th November. Opening function 5 – 7 pm. Also…he’s teaching a one week summer school in January 2011. It’s the “Old School / New School : experimental painting with traditional materials” workshop, condensed into 5 full-time days from [...]

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Peter Gibson Smith workshops

Just letting you know about a couple of classes starting soon…. October 22nd – November 26th: “Old School / New School” – experimental painting with traditional materials. October 28th – November 18th: “Vinyl Cutting for Artists” – a practical course in vinyl cutting. Details of the courses are available at: www.artmade.co.nz Please feel free to [...]

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Four watercolours and a new class..

A good day in the studio yesterday although getting hailed on and drenched walking there was uncomfortable. I had to dry myself with a towel covered in old paint and charcoal, lovely! And then try and dry items of clothing one by one on a tiny studio heater. But I managed four small watercolours before [...]

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“Buried”, Peter Gibson-Smith at Bath Street Gallery, Parnell

This exhibition opened last night – fantastic. The large works are pencil and encaustic on paper construction, extremely detailed and thought-out.  Very hard to show you with an image – I think you need to see them. Most of the works are made up of two or more panels with  images pencilled onto paper, and [...]

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Vinyl Cutting for Artists

Just letting you know that there are still a couple of places available in the next “Vinyl Cutting for Artists” workshop, starting Thursday March 11th at 6,30pm. I’m also taking bookings for the next “Old School / New School: experimental painting with traditional materials” course which starts on Friday April 9th. Details of both courses [...]

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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 [...]

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Peter Gibson-Smith is offering new classes.

Peter Gibson-Smith is offering some new classes in April and May. The first is: ‘Vinyl Cutting for Artist’s’, Wednesday evenings starting 15th April…. and the ‘Old School / New School: Experimental Painting with Traditional Materials’ course runs on Fridays or Saturdays beginning 1st May. I attended the ‘Old School / New School’ in early January [...]

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