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From the latest Welcome Swallow Gallery exhibition, Our Times, Toni Kingstone's roundels of acrylic and resin continue to enchant gallery goers. On this occasion her delicate yet vibrant composition, Keep the Faith, has found favour with a local collector. ...

August 18, 2022

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Sandra Barlow continues to attract buyers for her complex compositions that are reflective of the meaning of life and perhaps even beyond. Here we have a transfer of water partially impeded, from one level, in time and space, to another.  The 'final' visual alert is a small red stone, bottom right. In terms of understanding the title of this intriguing watercolour from the Resident Artists' Gallery, Erratic, you are invited to google, this word alongside the word geology. All will be reveal...

August 12, 2022

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Gallery artist Toni Kingstone has been both perfecting and then selling increasingly complex acrylic and resin compositions. Add to the list this magnificent 1000mm roundel entitled Contemplation, from the Resident Artists' Gallery. Beautiful beast of a size. ...

August 11, 2022

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Sold from the Resident Artist's Galley this exquisite botanica-inspire leaf composition by gallery artist, Sandra Barlow.  ...

August 8, 2022

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The Final Frontier by gallery artist Sandra Barlow has boldly warped off the the walls from the Our Times exhibition recently opened. Destination, presumably where no-one has gone before......

August 6, 2022

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We are delighted that Sue Currie, from the South Island, and new to the Welcome Swallow Gallery, has already recorded her first sale from the Our Times exhibition, recently launched. Her beautiful watercolour, moderne landscape, Saturday Afternoon, Lyttelton Harbour, was rapidly acquired, at first sight on preview day, by a local collector....

August 4, 2022

Busy time at Welcome Swallow properties!

During the first week of August @ Welcome Swallow we are launching a new Gallery in the CBD that will have it's own CBD collection, while in Hamilton East the August Resident Artists' Gallery will be complemented with the major exhibition, Our Times, launching on Friday 5th August. Rock and roll....

July 31, 2022

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This magnificent pencil drawing, The Journey Home, by 15 years old Amy Hou has entranced gallery visitors for the length of the exhibition. This is her narrative:"The Journey Home tells the story of a man living his ordinary life waiting for a bus home in a village, but instead he somehow made his way onto the internet. He found a way to live on forever by living out his ordinary life. Through this piece, I hope to allow the audience to hear the story of this man. This man has been labelled “g...

July 30, 2022

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From the Resident Artists' Gallery, Sandra Barlow's fine still life oil painting Mantel & Coal Bucket has been sold to a discerning local collector. The composition is noteworthy for is monochrome style that uses a novel floor-level perspective which in turn creates a dramatic 3-D effect with the mantel. ...

July 29, 2022

New Exhibition: Our Times

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July 26, 2022

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The acrylic and resin compositions by gallery artist Toni Kingstone continue to attract buyers; especially on the same day. Second sale (of the day) has gone to a very discerning New Zealand collector who was immediately entranced by the powerful combination of rich colours that adorn On the Wing - now taken flight....

July 25, 2022

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Ironsands, a fine Acrylic and Resin composition by gallery artist, Toni Kingstone has been greatly admired since it entered the gallery collection and has now been acquired by a local collector. Kingstone continues to produce a diverse range of these compositions and is one of its finest proponents. ...

July 25, 2022

Time to Give

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July 20, 2022

Celebration

Celebrating Heather's 90th birthday in the gallery. Heather is one of the 'gallery and gifts' volunteers who are all committed to raising funds for children leading incredibly tough lives. Community at the heart of all we do. We celebrate all our volunteers who make our exhibitions possible. Priceless the legacy: immeasurable the good....

July 11, 2022

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“You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off…” The distinctive tones of Oscar winning actor Michael Caine resonate from the East End of London and across the entire world. The voice, the black-rimmed glasses, the iconic roles in Alfie, Zulu, Cider House Rules, The Italian Job, and many more are resplendent of a time and style that are irrevocably associated with the silver screen. Of the plethora of available images, artist Debra Thompson has chosen the 1965 film, The Ipcress ...

July 8, 2022

Showcase

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July 8, 2022

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Sarah-Grace Jones, has set the standard for the recently installed Rototuna High School exhibition, selling her composition on day one of the exhibition. In her own words: " A wide range of vibrant colours is what allows me to express creativity in my piece, I like to imagine the finished painting is a bit like the universe is being broken by a girl creating living organisms with her bare hands"....

July 7, 2022

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Birgit Rhode's beguiling watercolour composition Kamahi Leaf II, has been sold to a discerning local collector. The 3-D effect of this work has been noted by many, with some insisting that it was a real leaf behind the glass. The Botanica exhibition has been extremely well received. Even in these difficult unstable economic times, the Gallery has been able to sell over 60% of the paintings on show. ...

July 6, 2022

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So exquisite, so delicate, so beautiful, is Annette Judd's Springtime Flowers, sold from the Botanica exhibition that has graced the gallery for the past 2 months. This graphite and colour pencil composition is a fine illustration of Botanical art featuring the following :papaver atlanticum – Moroccan Poppy narcissus tazetta – Paper White caltha palustris – Marsh Marigold hyacinthoides hispanica – Wood HyacinthSold to a local collector with fine taste....

July 5, 2022

News from the Gallery

While the Hamilton East property continues to grow and develop, The Trust Board that runs the business has decided to expand its operations. From 1st August Welcome Swallow in the City will be opening its doors for business in the CBD. More details to follow.In the meantime, a busy month lies ahead for the Ham East property. In the first days of July there are no less than three exhibition openings being hosted in the Gallery!In conjunction with the Sculpture Park at the Waitakaru...

June 14, 2022

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The number one watercolour painting in the Chinese Inheritance & Innovation exhibition, the scroll by Chinese artist Yong Ming Liu, Morning Reading into the Autumn Mountains, has been acquired by an Auckland collector. ...

June 4, 2022

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Jennifer Duval-Smith's wonderful Glory Flower, winner of the Welcome Swallow Volunteers' Choice Award for the exhibition, Botanica, has been sold to a discerning local collector. ...

June 2, 2022

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In the first year of the Welcome Swallow Gallery the artistry of Marilyn Rea-Menzies graced the walls leading to a flurry of sales that helped to establish the gallery footprint in the community. Three years later the gallery is proud to share the sale of one of Marilyn’s signature pieces, NZ Clematis. This is a vivid acrylic on canvas composition that primarily presents the colour white as the central theme of the study. Accordingly, during its time in the gallery it has been a true ‘head-t...

May 27, 2022

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Helen Cairney's three pieces from the Still Slices of Life exhibition were snapped up by the same buyer as a secret family gift, purchased while the receiver was in the gallery. Much distraction was put in place as the items were uplifted from wall to wrapping to bagging. Other than the general mayhem and subterfuge that ensued, the beautiful artistry of these compositions was quietly commented on. Quite right too....

May 21, 2022

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Lesley Alexander's super delicate composition, On the Verge, has an edgy feeling to it that has entranced many art aficionados' in the gallery. Now sold to a discerning buyer enchanted by this beautiful Botanica art exhibition. ...

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