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Sandra Barlow's watercolour Fog Flowers have been gallery favourites; these two beauties sold together today to a discerning local collector who pounced on them within an hour of being hung. Quite right too....

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Kirsten McIntosh's brilliant composition, Light on the Dunes, has sold to a local collector. Much admired by all gallery goers, for this painting Kirsten used many acrylic and oil layers to build up the colours and depth. The result is a stunning image of the Petone inlet towards Wellington Harbour, during the late afternoon.  This is where the first European settlers arrived on 22 January 1840, on the ship Aurora. The gallery is always proud to share New Zealand history through the ar...

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Shafts of sunlight highlight Charlotte Giblin’s wonderful expressionist composition, Safe Passage II, from the Gallery exhibition, As You Like It. A piece of the ‘Forest of Arden’ now owned by a local collector....

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This magnificent sculpture, Totem Woman,  from gallery artist Jenni Taris, was brought into the gallery this morning and GONE by early afternoon. Now the story behind this special piece of art is that Totem Woman represents travel and adventure. It was never anticipated that the gallery was a mere pit stop. Still, she has gone to investigate the environs in Tauranga. Happy travels!!...

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The wonderful composition, The Golden View in the As You Like It, exhibition, from gallery artist Charlotte Giblin has been snapped up by a local collector. Charlotte's expressionist use of vivid colour has made her work a favourite of gallery goers this festive season....

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These two very special scrolls by gallery artist Yong Ming Liu for the Exhibition, Chinese Art: Inheritance & Innovation have been sold to a European collector who recognizes their intrinsic value as representative of Chinese art and the cultural traditions that date back to the Ming Dynasty. To date this exhibition has been the Welcome Swallow Gallery's most successful, selling 90% of the compositions available. The sale of these two magnificent scrolls, painted in the claborate ...

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Hong Cummings' romantic composition, NAC DC-3 HLZ, evokes a bygone era. First presented at the Waikato Watercolourists II exhibition earlier in the year, this fine watercolour will soon take pride of place in a Hamilton city office that itself is resplendent of the theme of transportation....

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Gallery artist Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo has provided the Our Times exhibition with her wonderful signature watercolour compositions that reflect how connections between people are often said most effectively with flowers. On this occasion, the painting Thinking of You, has achieved this distinction for an avid local collector....

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Watercolours in the Our Times exhibition continue to attract buyers. On this occasion a prominent local collector has acquired the superb impressionist composition by gallery artist Martin Necas, entitled, A Break in the Weather. ...

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Fine Country by gallery artist Martin Necas presents a reminder for viewers of the exhibition, Our Times that whatever the trails and tribulations that society has accumulated in the past few years, the quality of our landscapes and indeed opportunities to enjoy, remain untarnished. It is a reminder that the topographical grand narrative remains. Necas presents this watercolour in his typical expressive mode perhaps punctuated with some finer detail to emphasise the indurate nature of nature its...

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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....

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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....