An important gallery painting enters a private collection
During the 1864 invasion of the Waikato by British troops, led by General Duncan Cameron, people of the village community of Rangiaowhia sheltered in what is now St. Paul’s Anglican Church (see photograph below). First built in 1856, the many times since renovated structure served as a shelter, from the fighting, for Maori elders, women and children (see graphic below that depicts the scene of conflict). Although the war destroyed this once flourishing farming area, east of Te Awamutu, the chu...
November 18, 2020New Catalogues x 2
The Welcome Swallow Gallery has always sought to enable art lovers to access important information about our paintings so that enjoyment can be maximised. With this in mind, full Art Catalogues have been produced for every exhibition that has been held in the Gallery space since opening in April 2019. Seen here are the covers to the F5 refresh exhibition and the Permanent Collection. Both can be accessed as pdfs, online below....
November 17, 2020F5 Exhibition Catalogue now available online
The gallery is pleased to be able to present the full pictorial online art catalogue for our F5 Refresh exhibition that will now run through to the first week of the New Year. A pdf of the catalogue is available for viewing, below....
November 15, 2020SATURDAY SALES...
Helen Cairney's superb artistry continues to appeal to Welcome Swallow Gallery art lovers. Featured here are delicate representations of the Puriri moth at rest and in flight. ...
November 14, 2020SOLD on SATURDAY
For three weekends in a row, Gallery artists Sandra Barlow's watercolours have attracted buyers from overseas and in New Zealand. The most recent sale is Te Aroha that curiously captures, as the central feature of the composition, a distant obelisk atop a range of hills. A maize crop in the foreground with farmstead nestled in the centre of the painting completes an evocative quintessential New Zealand rural setting. ...
November 14, 2020Welcome Swallow Gallery YouTube channel launched
Alongside our Website, Facebook and Instagram platforms, we have now added our own Gallery YouTube channel. The current inventory is represented by the speeches made at the unveiling of the June, Lady Hillary Portrait on 15th October. Take a look! Surf to:https://www.youtube.com/channe......
November 13, 2020Welcome Swallow Gallery Exhibition F5
It's encouraging to be able to attract art buyers to the point that the gallery has had to refresh a successful exhibition. Accordingly, this weekend has seen a root and branch upgrade of the exhibition with all sold pieces being replaced with new compositions. Although there is still plenty of interest in the paintings that remain, they now have new neighbours! See the quick Catalogue below for more details. Come and check it out. The Permanent Collection too, has undergone a complete revamp. M...
November 8, 2020SOLD!
Peter Max was born in Berlin in 1937. He quickly became famous for creating ‘characteristic’ paintings and graphic prints. In parallel with Andy Warhol he became a visionary pop artist of the 1960's and an icon of dynamic neo expressionism, where his vibrant use of Fauvist colouring was typically spliced with layers of psychedelic reference points. At this time, Max represented both the artistry and the fabric of contemporary American culture. Max often dedicated paintings and posters to pol...
November 7, 2020SOLD on SATURDAY!
First seen in the christmas in the gallery exhibition 2019, Sandra Barlow's intense study entitled, Apple Blossom has just sold. While the white tinged luxurious red blossoms in full bloom are clearly the central feature of the composition, they are augmented with several buds that are yet to fulfill their promise. Adding to the visual impact, the leaves are allowed to intrude and spill over the faux matt board that forms the parameters of the painting. ...
November 7, 2020SOLD!
Gavin Smith's watercolours continue to attract an interested audience. The latest painting to find a new home, being Arrowtown. Much loved by all who have passed through the gallery since the exhibition's launch on 18th September, this composition has appealed to many visitors who are familiar with this destination. ...
November 6, 2020SOLD!
The exquisite watercolour, Spring Idyll by Gallery artist, Denise White has just been sold from the Permanent Collection. Similar to White's composition Spring Blooms in Ohaupo that earlier sold from the Gallery, this watercolor uses a post impressionistic, Fauvist style, similar to Cezanne's work as seen in his composition, Mont Sainte-Victoire....
November 4, 2020Welcome Swallow Gallery Exhibition - Refresh F5
The Welcome Swallow Gallery Exhibition has already sold over 50% of the paintings on display. This has caused the Gallery to return to the exhibiting artists to request new compositions. Seen here is a sneak peak of two of them. Watch out for more details coming in early November!...
October 30, 2020SOLD!
The Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo Collection, featuring @ Welcome Swallow Gallery this October continues to attract interest - and buyers. The glorious Tui in Pink Blossom II painting that has been admired so much now has a new nesting place. Prints of this stunning piece are still available in the Gallery....
October 27, 2020Sold on Sunday!
Sandra Barlow's work continues to attract buyers, this time from overseas (UK). Solitaire is a watercolour composition that invites self reflection and determination as the viewer contemplates the strength that can emerge from solitary experiences. The stylised 'twisted trunk' perhaps implies how solitary survival endures....
October 25, 2020A New Look!
As the Welcome Swallow Gallery and Gifts continues to build its presence and strength in the local community and beyond, the Trustees have sought to invest in a better defined imagery that reflects our growth and confidence in serving the interests of children who face incredibly tough lives. Just as 'one swallow never made a summer', we now see many swallows that represent our determined efforts to create brighter, better futures; children are our inspiration....
October 23, 2020SOLD!
These exceptional feathered works of art, by Helen Cairney's, Waxeyes I and Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo's, A Long Awaited Visit - Morepork Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park, have taken wing to nests anew. ...
October 16, 2020A Day to Remember
After an initial cancellation in August due to the virus re-emergence, the portrait unveiling event finally took place on 15th October. Friends and family jockeyed for position to get the best viewing opportunity once the portrait had been unveiled via a curtain draw by Lady June's daughters, Susan Hayman and Robyn Mulgrew. Both Tom Scott and MC Mark Sainsbury shared many stories of their wonderful memories with Lady June. The occasion also included some beautiful live music from Martin Gr...
October 15, 2020Frances Hodgkins @ Welcome Swallow
Frances Mary Hodgkins is arguably New Zealand’s leading expatriate artist. Her works capture the spirit of an era greatly influenced by Impressionism, en plein air painting, Post-Impressionism and Fauvism - from Matisse to the German impressionists. During her time in Britain she became one of the leaders of the English avant-garde movement. She travelled extensively and evolved her style as seen here, from impressionistic watercolours to her increasingly fluid graphit...
October 12, 2020The New Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo Collection
The unveiling of the portrait of June, Lady Hillary at the Welcome Swallow Gallery, this October 2020, provides an opportunity to feature the work of commissioned artist Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo. The collection profiles an extraordinary breadth of watercolour compositions that invite deep character insight while enjoying the pure delight of Rebecca's artistic talent....
October 11, 2020SOLD!
Sunset on Raglan Hills provides a gorgeous vista that takes the viewer through luscious greens to burnt orange fields, a delicate blue bay and finally distant hills tinged in pink. ...
October 10, 2020SOLD!
This composition, Bowen Falls - Milford reflects the style of the artist who prefers impressionistic features and imagination rather than detailed renditions. In this way the viewer is a participant in the work and completes it to their own specifications....
October 6, 2020Sold on Sunday!
This gorgeous roundel by artist Kirsten McIntosh invites the viewer to enjoy a constant journey of discovery....
October 4, 2020SOLD on Saturday!
Either side of Sandra Barlow's evocative composition, TOUCH, are 4 paintings from the fine artistry of Helen Cairney, l-r, Tui in Tree I and II; Saddlebacks I and Waxeyes I. All sold within 60minutes of each other!...
October 3, 2020SOLD!
Gavin SmithArtist Corner, MontmartreWatercolour, 555x475mmPrice: $760...
October 1, 2020Unveiling of June, Lady Hillary portrait
Pre publicity for this special event on Thursday 15th October at 1.00pm, can be found at: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entert......
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