Best In Show - New Works from Megan Lee-Richards

Courtship, Oil on canvas



Showjumper, Oil on canvas

Megan Lee-Richards is now showing several works at the flagstaffgallery until June 10.

Caddy

We decided to take Jim's caddy, made from sculpey, and put a faux bronze finish on it. We used a bronze metal coating, a traditional mint green patina and then rubbed some Matisse graphite grey acrylic over the top. All products are available in our store.

Adam Portrait Awards

Winston by Barry Ross Smith

We found some time on Sunday to visit the Lopdell Gallery in Titirangi. Currently showing are the entries for the 2007 Adam Portrait Awards which were all impressive. Our only disapointment was that the theme was "New Zealanders" so we were expecting more paintings like Barry Ross Smith's painting (above). A lot were self portraits.

We also were thrilled to stumble upon David Kennedy's show, The Bronze Goat, in the adjacent space. WOW! We LOVED his work; quirky, smart and pithy humour and so much fun to look at!

Both shows run through the 8th of June.

Graham Down's Solo Exhibition

Graham's show opens at 5:30pm on the 20th of May at the Satellite Gallery http://www.satellitegallery.co.nz/, and runs through the 1st of June. He is showing 50 small pleine air paintings of the Auckland area.

We will definitely be at the opening! We feel like we've lived this one with you, Graham!

"Hikari"

Minori Kawana is exhibiting his photographs at The Depot Artspace in Devonport, opening on the 24th of May. www.depotartspace.co.nz

Wonderfully Weird

Michael Kennedy is having a solo exhibition at the Small Dog Gallery in Devonport.
http://www.malangeo.com/

Good luck Michael, on your first solo show. We can't wait to see all of your work.

Seriously Funny

Last Friday, near closing time, a young man came into our shop.  Two days before we sold him some Art Spectrum odourless solvent and a bottle of Liquin as per his tutor's instructions.  He had returned to inform us that he wanted a refund since he hadn't used them.  When we inquired as to why he wanted to return the products, he told us someone at the other North Shore art store (which is located in Albany) told him that those products were "inferior".  And, "Liquin will crack his brushes".  They recommended that he substitute a non-odourless FAS solvent and didn't even suggest another fast drying medium.  They simply told him, "Liquin will crack your brushes".

WHOOOOAAAAA?!

Which brings us to our Daily Report.  We will share professional advice because we are professionals.  Please don't accept advice from pimple-faced clerks who haven't even completed a semester of art school.  

But, keep sharing the "advice" of those Wunderkinders because we definitely need a good laugh....daily.  ; )

Closing Time

This really corny sunset caught our attention just before we closed the shop.  

The colours were so beautiful, it was like a bad painting.