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Celebrate Franklin
Vibrant Watercolours By Graham Wilson
Pukekohe resident Graham says there is no other medium that gives the same degree of sparkle and freshness.
Dance of Life
Paintings by Donna Scatchard and Lynn Beesley exploring the relationships and experience which shape the Dance of Life.
Chariots of Fire
11-31 October 2007
Interconnection
2-21 November 2007
Quartet
Quartet exhibition images
Steel Shots
An Arable Tale
Annual exhibition by the Auckland handweavers and spinners guild
Looking Forward
Franklin Art Group's Annual Exhibition
NZ Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
My World by Jim Ayers
P10 + 1 4 GM
Past exhibition held at the NZ Steel Gallery
U R Here
Images and text from the exhibition.
Murmurs
Information about the exhibition held 28th February - 28th March 2009
'Cloud Nine'
Exhibition of kites by Jim Ayers and atmnospheric photography by Jules Riding.
From the Edge
Information and images of the exhibition held from the 1st until the 23rd of May 2009.
Social Light
Infomation about the exhibition held from the 20th of May until the 28th of June
Franklin Emerging Artists
Franklin Emerging Artists exhibition
Artistic Friends
18 April-6 May
Our Stories
Our Stories touring photographic exhibition by IHC
Matariki 2008
Split Images
A joint exhibition between Julia Thorne and Gaylene Earl
       

Vibrant Watercolours by Graham Wilson

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23 November - 5 December 2007
 
 
Why watercolours? Pukekohe resident Graham says there is no other medium that gives the same degree of sparkle and freshness. I love how watercolours provide softly merging tones and a translucence that comes about in areas where light is reflected from the paper.?
 
Watercolour is recognized as a difficult medium only because the painter can?t readily correct mistakes, as one can when using acrylics or oils and over-painting the undesired brushmarks.
 
The watercolour challenge is in careful planning to get your colours and sequence right the first time, Graham explained. They say with watercolours if you fail to plan then you plan to fail. This is the challenge I enjoy--to get if right without the need for correction.
 
Graham's paintings are largely representational but he applies his own creativity to enhance the scenes. He took up painting as a retirement hobby 12 years ago and treasures the early tutorials he attended, conducted by Ben Ho at Mauku and later at Franklin Arts & Cultural Trust (FACT), Pukekohe. After Ben left Franklin, Graham?s interest was further kindled by Erin McRobbie.
 
Both Erin and Ben were great tutors who had a happy knack of getting the most out of their students and not permitting time to fiddle. Graham said. With watercolours fiddling only spoils the spontaneity and freshness.
 
Art is very much a learning experience and each complete work increases ones competence. For Graham, as with most other artists, there is a great satisfaction in the reward of learning.
 
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Celebrate Franklin | Vibrant Watercolours By Graham Wilson | Dance of Life | Chariots of Fire | Interconnection | Quartet | Steel Shots | An Arable Tale | Looking Forward | NZ Mouth & Foot Painting Artists | My World by Jim Ayers | P10 + 1 4 GM | U R Here | Murmurs | 'Cloud Nine'  | From the Edge  | Social Light | Franklin Emerging Artists | Artistic Friends | Our Stories | Matariki 2008 | Split Images
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