Month: November 2011

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All things small and beautiful…

Jo Dalgety

Two exhibitions in the last week I’ve been to and the paintings have been very small, delicate even. The first is Sarah Hillary’s ‘Floating’ at Anna Miles Gallery in High Street. It’s on until 22 December so catch it if you can. Sarah has painted on 99 shells given to her as gifts by friends and relations. They are beautiful – all the shells are combined into one large set, but the whole is made up of smaller sets. The sets of shells are matched in size and shape and the painted surface to make smaller sets within the whole. … Continue reading All things small and beautiful…

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Two Painting Summer Schools with Matthew Browne

Jo Dalgety

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 running. Both classes are suitable for students with some experience who feel that they would benefit from further guidance in a stimulating and supportive environment. Workshop # 1 Painting: Beginning with observation you will be encouraged to explore both the drawing and painting processes, experimenting … Continue reading Two Painting Summer Schools with Matthew Browne

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Dornwell Studios – Art Studio Open Day Sat 3rd Dec

Jo Dalgety

Saturday 3rd December 2011, 12 noon to 4pm Wow – our THIRD annual open day! Take a once-a-year opportunity to explore a working shared studio, to view new or even in-progress artworks and have a chat with the very approachable artists. There will be work on display and some for sale (no eftpos sorry, but cash, cheque or bank deposit will do the trick). Trevor Bayly Jo Dalgety Chris Dennis Sue Hellings Amy MacKinnon Carolyn Milbank Sarah Stuart Susan Thomas Jane Thorne Come along to our studio on the afternoon of Saturday 3rd, 12-4pm, to enjoy the art and the … Continue reading Dornwell Studios – Art Studio Open Day Sat 3rd Dec

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RAW… like a lion

Jo Dalgety

After five months of absorbing art from earlier centuries, it was refreshing and inspiring to check out AUT University’s School of Art + Design RAW Festival 2011. We only took in the Visual Arts portion of the festival over four floors – work from both the Bachelor and Postgraduate Visual Arts programmes. I was excited in particular to see Margaret Estall’s work. I had studied at ArtStation with Margaret over 2 years and at that time she painted exquisite representational work based on the floral head wear of the Cook Islands. The senses play a large part in her latest … Continue reading RAW… like a lion

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Somerset House and The Courthald Gallery

Jo Dalgety

I was off to see The Courthald Gallery and entered along the Embankment entrance to Somerset House, just so I can walk through the inner courtyard, see the fountain and catch up with anything else going on there. This time it was a small exhibition called Forgotten Spaces. Based on a competition run by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), architects, engineers, students and designers of all kinds were invited to submit proposals for overlooked spaces across Greater London. They found obscure pockets of land, from land under flyovers, unloved green verges, disused car parks, underground climbing tunnels, city … Continue reading Somerset House and The Courthald Gallery