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Winter Painting School With Matthew Browne

Jo Dalgety

Fri 29, Sat 30 June & Sun 1 July 10.00am – 4.00pm daily: $310 This winter workshop is a great opportunity for an intense period of observational study and offers three days of drawing and painting from the nude figure. Working directly from the unclothed figure, course participants will initially be introduced to ‘seeing’ the figure by direct observation and critical analysis. Formal issues of line, tone, structure, form and space will be addressed through drawing and an emphasis on hand and eye co-­‐ordination. Developments towards painting and the exploration of an individual and expressive response to the figure will … Continue reading Winter Painting School With Matthew Browne

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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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Parnell double act – Wasteland and Phantasmagoria

Jo Dalgety

‘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 Tues 16 Aug 5.30-7.30pm. Exhibition 16 August-11 September 2011. Wish I could be there, art, drink and dinner with friends – what could be better? Please enjoy for me…     Continue reading Parnell double act – Wasteland and Phantasmagoria

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A university student again and Matthew Browne…

Jo Dalgety

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. I am hoping that this will add some depth to my painting and art practice.  I’ll keep you briefly informed as I go along, especially with some of the reading – I wish I had the reading list now so I could get started! I … Continue reading A university student again and Matthew Browne…

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Trust the Process

Jo Dalgety

‘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 of Creating’ so far. It’s all good so far. ‘The Many Ways of Creating’ emphasises that artists/creative people come in all forms and ways of life – you don’t have to be a solitary artists in an isolated spot to be creative. I’m going … Continue reading Trust the Process

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New paintings and studio space

Jo Dalgety

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, the feeling of being in these two places and their memories, their oldness, their years of history. Both have snow in them too, I love the cold and the snow.  I’ve used oil paint with Rapid medium, with layers and layers of transparent colour, … Continue reading New paintings and studio space

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Painter’s Studio Started

Jo Dalgety

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 back into the swing of things again, and then a small presentation from each of us.  Surprisingly, everyone was quite nervous! I will carry on with the history paintings and see where that develops. I also want to learn to evaluate my own paintings and … Continue reading Painter’s Studio Started