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Debra Thompson has made a significant impact in her first showing at the Welcome Swallow Gallery, Ambiguity exhibition. The final piece to be sold from her collection, JFK Smokin' '63, found it's home today, to an avid collector who snapped up this powerful composition. ...

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Selling from the 'Art for Christmas' wall, and closing out the day are these two lovely compositions from Lorraine Bailey and Sandra Barlow....

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The composition, Marilyn Gummy Bear, by gallery artist Debra Thompson, from the Ambiguity exhibition, has been sold to a local art collector. This gloriously variegated colourful contemporary painting, ably captures the drama and fascination that the world has nurtured for Marilyn Monroe, both during her short life and in death. ...

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Not a day in the new Resident Artists' Gallery and Kirsten McIntosh's  Auckland Sky Tower composition has been snapped up. It is a remarkable painting that appears as a photographic negative but is in fact a use of unexpected colours with many acrylic layers to build up colour and depth. Within minutes of hanging, several gallery viewers expressed strong interest in buying. Only one was able to purchase. And did so....

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Debra Thomson's iconic composition But Ourselves, from the Ambiguity Exhibition, now sold, joins the proud gallery connection with Sir Edmund Hillary and the Hillary family. This painting is a stunning, vibrant contemporary visual feast that captures Hillary and Tenzing after their successful conquest of Everest, 29th May 1953. A year ago, the portrait of June, Lady Hillary by gallery artist, Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo, adorned the gallery walls prior to its final location in the Hillary collecti...

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Maggie Sullivan's 'other world' composition, Observing the Observer, currently showing in the recently re-opened Ambiguity exhibition, has been sold to an Italian collector. This painting belongs to a series of work that reflects her pre-occupations with colour and quantum physics and the endless quest to answer the universal human question of life’s meaning, refracted by the global chaos and turbulence of these strange times....

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Chosen as the Ambiguity exhibition motif, Juliet Roper's vibrant acrylic composition, Joy, has quickly kicked off gallery sales, post lockdown. The exhibition was only able to show for 2 days before the gallery had to shut down. Ambiguity will now grace the gallery through to the end of the year....

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Hannah Goodwin's delicious and delicate mixed media composition, Between, as seen in the latest gallery exhibition, Ambiguity, has attracted much attention on social media and accordingly has now sold.  Even under lockdown conditions art is able to make a statement. Ever the case....

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As the Welcome Swallow Gallery has had to shut its doors due to covid lockdown, one enterprising customer has decided to innovate his way out of the situation. The only legitimate solution, he said, was Time Travel. Accordingly, the four magnificent pieces by Sylvia Sinel that comprise Time Travel, has a new owner. Not sure if, where and when, we will see him again.... The Gallery wishes him well on his travels. He is the new Warrior, who will be guided by The Protector, as he navigate...

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Tilt, is the title of Diane Scott's, composition from the Ambiguity exhibition that creates a reality distortion field around illusion, colour, light, materiality and space. The viewer is naturally attracted to this work in an effort to make sense of the ambiguous messages embedded within the spatial challenges that the artist presents....

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Juliet Roper's composition Two of us, has attracted swift attention at the Ambiguity exhibition, selling inside the first hours of the opening of the preview day....

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The sale of Dejin Lu's composition, Spring Wisteria & Fantails further establishes the artist's growing footprint at the Welcome Swallow Gallery. ...

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The Welcome Swallow Gallery is proud to be the location of Sandra Barlow's City Series that explores the identity of New Zealand's five largest cities. Previously displayed and sold in the gallery, Auckland and Dunedin have now been joined by the Hamilton composition, from the Winter Bright exhibition, sold appropriately to a local collector and major supporter of the arts community. Once the Wellington and Christchurch compositions have passed through the gallery into p...

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Dejin Lu's recent sale from the Permanent Collection to a South Island collector is another of his signature watercolour light expressive style compositions. In this case a beautiful, delicate flower study of the Peony. ...

Ambiguity, the next Welcome Swallow Gallery exhibition opening night, Friday 1st October from 5.30pm

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Chloe Sutherland's final composition, Flowers, in the Winter Bright exhibition has now been snapped up by a local collector. As the Peoples' Choice Award winner from the school's exhibition, The Artful Four: 40 shots, Chloe's art is clearly appreciated by a wide audience....

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Las Vegas is the destination for the magnificent Winter Bright exhibition Volunteers' Choice Award winner, Washed with Sunlight, by gallery artist Kirsten McIntosh. The pathway though the portal of yellowing leaves towards the stand of misty trees, could not be in greater contrast to its new home in the hot sandy Nevada desert. ...

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Kirsten McIntosh's compositions splendidly draw the viewer in, inviting them to engage and imagine the vista, the pathway, the expereince. Winter's Aura - Mount Maunganui, is just such a classic McIntosh painting. Taken from the Winter Bright exhibition, the buyer will forever be able to contemplate what is around the corner. ...

Winter Bright exhibition now online

For expressions of interest please contact the Welcome Swallow Gallery directly at WelcomeSwallow.nz@gmail.comRebecca  Dowman-Ngapo Watercolours 900x400mm  Price: $1100 each...

Winter Bright exhibition moves online

For expressions of interest please contact the Welcome Swallow Gallery directly at WelcomeSwallow.nz@gmail.comKirsten McIntosh Washed with Sunlight Oil  910x610mm  Price: $1700...

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Gavin Smith's painting Wet Day, Victoria St. Hamilton has attracted consistent interest from gallery visitors who also recognize the artist's predilection for European tones in his street scenes. Even those set in Hamilton. This is another wonderful composition that underlines the curatorial theme of the exhibition, Winter Bright....

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Juliet Roper's evocative composition Covered in Colour that amply captures the curatorial theme of Winter Bright, will soon be on its way to the South Island. Roper superbly captures the juxtaposition of a dull winter's day with a vivid colour palette that adorns a phalanx of protective umbrellas....

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Not for the first time @Welcome Swallow, Helen Cairney has sold all of her gallery compositions. In this case it is the current exhibition, Winter Bright. The final painting to be sold is Waxeye Visitors 1, beautifully crafted and executed. ...

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Jing Liu's Chinese inspired claborate method of painting beautifully captures the intricate dimensions of plant life, in this case a Crab-Apple and Peach Blossom composition that elicits involuntary sighs of delight from gallery goers. ...

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Gallery artist Toni Kingstone has developed her acrylic/resin craft to an exceptional level of artistry. Silhouette Dawn is a beautiful composition that magnifies the contrast between light and dark hues, paced by soft waves that flow across the surface....