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Fairlie Time by Bernadette Parsons catches the impressionist Turneresque style that Welcome Swallow Gallery regulars love. This composition projects into the future, not just anchored in the past. The misty vista before us is open yet unknown. This invitingly represents a pathway yet to be found but insists upon being explored. Sold to an Italian collector....

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There is no denying that Parsons's atmospheric watercolours frequently draw sharp intakes of breath from gallery visitors. This is definitely the case for the composition Drawing Us Back, from the current Our Times exhibition at the Welcome Swallow Gallery. Just sold....

New Arrival

After several years in storage, a voyage of many thousands of miles, some polishing and careful carpentry repairs, we present the new addition to our display inventory. This China cabinet from the 1930s is now part of the Welcome Swallow portfolio. It is a delight to see....

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Sandra Barlow's contemporary composition, A Peaceful Time, takes the exhibition title Our Times, quite literally by inserting a time-piece into a solid wall that opens a window looking towards the colours of the spectrum enhanced by the powerful peace sign. In these times, 'our times', Barlow's oil painting lays down both a hope and a challenge.  A series of three love hearts reflect this challenge in term love's influence that can be seen as rising or falling....

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Tui and Wisteria is part of the Janet Marshall collection of watercolours that the Welcome Swallow Gallery is proud to have on display. This gorgeous original composition will soon be winging its way to the UK....

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From the exhibition Our Times, gallery artist Bernadette Parsons's much admired watercolour composition Of Simpler Things has found its forever home in the Waikato. Quite right too....

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Letterbox is a lovely watercolour from gallery artist, Sandra Barlow who has delicately captured, in soft variegated hues of pink, brown and blue, a deceptively complex composition that offers a subtle if not hidden whimsical 'family portrait'. A gallery favourite, now posted to a private collection. ...

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It's certainly coming home for gallery artists Toni Kingstone who has again sold from the latest exhibition, Our Times. Her beautiful composition, Homecoming has taken flight having been acquired by a collector in Queenstown. ...

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From the latest Welcome Swallow Gallery exhibition, Our Times, Toni Kingstone's roundels of acrylic and resin continue to enchant gallery goers. On this occasion her delicate yet vibrant composition, Keep the Faith, has found favour with a local collector. ...

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Sandra Barlow continues to attract buyers for her complex compositions that are reflective of the meaning of life and perhaps even beyond. Here we have a transfer of water partially impeded, from one level, in time and space, to another.  The 'final' visual alert is a small red stone, bottom right. In terms of understanding the title of this intriguing watercolour from the Resident Artists' Gallery, Erratic, you are invited to google, this word alongside the word geology. All will be reveal...

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Gallery artist Toni Kingstone has been both perfecting and then selling increasingly complex acrylic and resin compositions. Add to the list this magnificent 1000mm roundel entitled Contemplation, from the Resident Artists' Gallery. Beautiful beast of a size. ...

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Sold from the Resident Artist's Galley this exquisite botanica-inspire leaf composition by gallery artist, Sandra Barlow.  ...

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The Final Frontier by gallery artist Sandra Barlow has boldly warped off the the walls from the Our Times exhibition recently opened. Destination, presumably where no-one has gone before......

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We are delighted that Sue Currie, from the South Island, and new to the Welcome Swallow Gallery, has already recorded her first sale from the Our Times exhibition, recently launched. Her beautiful watercolour, moderne landscape, Saturday Afternoon, Lyttelton Harbour, was rapidly acquired, at first sight on preview day, by a local collector....

Busy time at Welcome Swallow properties!

During the first week of August @ Welcome Swallow we are launching a new Gallery in the CBD that will have it's own CBD collection, while in Hamilton East the August Resident Artists' Gallery will be complemented with the major exhibition, Our Times, launching on Friday 5th August. Rock and roll....

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This magnificent pencil drawing, The Journey Home, by 15 years old Amy Hou has entranced gallery visitors for the length of the exhibition. This is her narrative:"The Journey Home tells the story of a man living his ordinary life waiting for a bus home in a village, but instead he somehow made his way onto the internet. He found a way to live on forever by living out his ordinary life. Through this piece, I hope to allow the audience to hear the story of this man. This man has been labelled “g...

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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"....