http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.wsgalleryandgifts.com en-us Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:01:29 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/169350/sold/ Sold from the Our River exhibition is Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo’s rather remarkable composition, Threads of Life: River Palette. In the artist’s own words:“As an artist, colour is often where a painting begins. The Waikato River offers an extraordinary palette - from deep greens and soft blues to muddy browns, weathered stones and the shifting colours of its surrounding landscape. Colour becomes a way of measuring and experiencing the river, with the embroidery thread making something intangibl... Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:13:54 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post169350 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/169341/sold/ Sold on preview day, gallery artist Bernadette Parson’s, intense watercolour, Water’s Edge. As with The Art of Hamilton Gardens exhibition, the current show, Our River, is resonating powerfully with buyers who have personal experiences that are represented by the compositions on display.... Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:59:07 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post169341 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/169300/sold/ “That gives me tingles” so spoke the buyer of Kirsten McIntosh’s oil on canvas composition, entitled, A Passage of Light, sold from the Our River exhibition.... Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:31:12 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post169300 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/169298/sold/ Sold immediately from the opening of the Our River exhibition is the Sandra Turner-Barlow acrylic on board composition, Backs to the Highways.Here we see Turner-Barlow’s signature expressive style place the Waikato river within a transitional historic narrative.... Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:18:58 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post169298 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/168558/sold/ Italian gallery artist, Giovanni Bonazzon has now sold all his watercolour compositions that were held by the gallery courtesy of Fine Art Society of New Zealand. On this occasion, it is Venetian Side Canal that is now permanently relocating to the Waikato. ... Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:20:54 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post168558 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/168505/sold/ Gaen’s expressive geometric landscapes continue to attract interest in the gallery. And Buyers. On this occasion, the Musterer’s Hut has been sold from The Winter Collection 2026: Chaos & Calm.Scale, imagination, simplicity and a muted serene colour palette combine to create a compelling if not irresistible composition.... Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:07:36 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post168505 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/168496/sold/ Sold from the Out of Italy exhibition is the stunning architectural edifice Piccione con Duomo, by Italian artist, Elena Brambilla.This ink and watercolour composition breathes life into a stone structure that was started in 1386, reputedly completed in 1965 although by some interpretations originally anticipated to be completed a thousand years from inception. So this magnificent piece of art could be said to have captured the Duomo in ‘mid-build’.... Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:34:16 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post168496 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/167928/sold/ Sold from the showcase The Way We Were: Icons of the 60s, is the Debra Thompson striking composition, Marilyn. Bought by a collector who will be returning to 'The Mount' with this new acquisition.A luminous reimagining of an enduring icon, this mixed media portrait draws inspiration from Marilyn Monroe’s celebrated 1954 “Ballerina Series” photographed by Milton H. Greene. Set against a richly floral backdrop, Monroe’s unmistakable beauty is softened with romantic femininity while layered... Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:06:44 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post167928 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/167678/sold/ Sold from The Winter Collection 2026: Chaos & Calm is Carmel Van Der Hoeven's composition, Which is Chaos and Which is Calm I. Since buyer previously purchased, Which is Chaos and Which is Calm II, this 'diptych twitch' is destined to stay together. Quite right too. ... Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:04:53 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post167678 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/post/167646/sold/ Carmel Van Der Hoeven continues to sell her work from The Winter Collection 2026: Chaos & Calm. In this case, her expressionist abstract roots are on clear display as her composition, Which is Chaos and Which is Calm II, poses the conundrum precisely. No doubt the purchasers of this piece of art have made their peace with both the question and the answer.... Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:58:47 +1200 http://www.wsgalleryandgifts.com/blog/#post167646