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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. ...

New Exhibition: Our Times

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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....

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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. ...

Time to Give

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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....

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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 ...

Showcase

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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"....

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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. ...

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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....

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...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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...

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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....

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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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Lesley Alexander's graceful and refined composition, Pig's Ear belies the brusque and inelegant name and clearly not a factor in its purchase! Sold today from the Botanica exhibition that continues to appeal to gallery visitors....

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As the highest form of Chinese art, landscapes can be majestic and alluring. Yong Ming Liu's compositions have this stature as was seen in the Chinese exhibition: Inheritance & Innovation, that featured in May of 2021. On this occasion, the painting, Small House by the Water in Autumn, has sold to a local collector from the Resident Artists' Gallery....

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The Botanica exhibition continues to attract buyers. Annette Judd's vivid composition, Magnolia Seedhead is the most recent piece to find fertile soil with an avid collector....

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Marzena Wilkes, Welcome Swallow Gallery artist from the UK has experienced success, with all her paintings now sold. Silent Love, from the Resident Artists' Gallery has found favour with a romantic collector who wanted this composition to express birthday greeting for his partner. Most worthy....

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The exceptional artistry of Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo, consistently seen in the Welcome Swallow Gallery, has never been more evident than in her splendid watercolour composition, Tui in Pink Blossom III, sold as joint birthday gift, taken to wing to settle with a pair of local collectors....

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The See One See All, composition comes courtesy of Lucy Downing and the series of paintings presented by the Hamilton Girl High School alongside the Welcome Swallow Gallery exhibition, Still Slices if Life. Now sold to a proud local collector....

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Lisa Dickson's delicate and delightful composition, Apple Blossom, was the final sale on the opening night of the Botanica exhibition at the Welcome Swallow Gallery....

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Apparently, with the new Botanica exhibition at the Welcome Swallow Gallery, no leaf is being left unturned, as it were. This visual watercolour stunner from artist Claire Broughton presents a phalanx of Eucalyptus Leaves. Eleven of them that have quickly found their forever home....