Future Exhibitions

17 February-11 March 2012

Different Strokes

Group exhibition featuring paintings from Fiona Michels, Jill Howie and Narene Lucas.

Guest Artist: Karen Pringle

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fiona Michels

I have been painting for 8 years. My preferred painting medium is acrylic on stretched canvas. The style which I paint is smooth and clear with a harmonious balance of shape and colour. My paintings have been described as having an essence of serenity.

This collection comes from a series of photos I captured while enjoying a special day with friends on Gemstone Beach at Orepuki.

Although these pieces are different to works I have produced in the past, I have enjoyed the journey each painting has taken me on as it has evolved.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jill Howie

I began painting as a way to express my love of colour and the pleasure of creating something new for myself.

My painting mediums are predominantly acrylic as I like their quick drying and occasionally oils which I like for their workability. I usually paint on stretched canvas.

Inspiration for painting comes from many things, initially it is the colour and the way light falls on a subject. The ever changing landscape demands to be painted over and over.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narene Lucas

(Picture to come)

I am an artist based at Otatara, near Invercargill. I am married with three young children.

I draw my inspiration from a wide range of subjects such as photographs, my natural surroundings & my imagination. I love the beauty of colour & find it hard not to try & use as many colours as I can on the one canvas! Vibrant or earthy I love them all. Texture is also important & I often play around with this on my work using things such as, thick pastes & papers to achieve a different look.

My style is relaxed but complex & can vary greatly depending on my mood at the time & what is happening in my life.