Anna the Monkey, by Felicity Masters - Faces of Places, $35
Autumn Rinse, by Lanie Wrigley. Mixed media on stretched canvas, $480 A strikingly ‘autumn’- toned landscape. Flatness of thinly painted earth forms and sky contrast with the thicker impasto-like application of paint in the simulated subsurface. Darkened sky with evidence of texture and gloss does balance the rest of the work but length of the below ground ‘rinse’ feature may be arbitrary but do re-inforce the work’s power. ‘Drippings’ are a statement which could refer to the number things we do to our planet on a regular basis. Let’s see more work. - Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Boys will be boys, by Felicity Masters - Faces of Places. Photograph, $35
Early morning over the sea, by Anne-Michelle Johal. Oil stick and ink on plywood, $95 Lovely little works, very pleasant, very sellable. Good palette choices, really nice use of plywood as a painting surface. Easy to hang, easy to live with. In short - good art, well presented, well painted and well priced. Love to see more. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Distortion, by Emma Marshall. Acrylic on canvas, $35 Appears to be a mixed media work using computer generated imagery, hard edge lines and a free form feature possibly relating to the embryonic origin of the child/butterfly creature. An O.K. little work mostly decorative but perhaps with some attempt to evoke meaning from the torn creature. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Girl daydreaming, by Felicity Masters - Faces of Places. Photograph, $35
Insight, by Emma Marshall, Acrylic on canvas, $80 Colourful hard edge painting that is simple in its presentation without a great depth of meaning. Artist probably enjoys painting for fun to create simple works that will brighten up a room. Nothing wrong with that approach to learning the intricacies of paint and canvas. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Felicity Masters - Faces of Places. Lone Fisherman, Photograph, $35
Joshua Campbell, Manawatu, Acrylic on canvas, NFS Strong symbol of tattooed forearm with Maori tattoo of carving patterns. Clenched fist, clean lines and Turbo’s colours really do say the ‘Manawatu’. Well painted and dramatically presented. Go Turbo’s! Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Nga Hau E Wha, by Hoanna Henare (Ngati Wehi Wehi). Acrylic on canvas, diptych, $800 A highly textured and multi-coloured presentation including the use of glitter and similar products to depict the four winds. A decorative diptych illustrating the artist’s penchant for colour, texture and visual shock value. Perhaps a bit too colourful; would work well in a teen nightclub or similar venue. Toned down it might make a decent Dilana-type rug. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Ngaatahi, by Hoanna Henare (Ngati Wehi Wehi). Acrylic on canvas, triptych, NFS What can one say - a youthful exuberance of colour and texture, pattern and ‘port holes!’ Is this a view of the Maori soul? A perplexing presentation of a theme worth exploring? Hardedge work and use of texture need further refinement. The two brown-toned ‘holes’ unfinished or undetermined? Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Odysseus' Brow, by Adam Dodd, Acrylic and oils on paper, $275 unframed Very strong, riveting portrait in limited palette with excellent highlights, creases and shadows and facial features. Pursed lips and stare add to the intrigue. Background to portrait of interest in its own right. Love the use of the old frame. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery More of Adam's work can be viewed online at http://exmss.org/aporia
Strange Fruit, by Rob Haakman, Oil on canvas, $700 Difficult, largely unfinished look of thinly painted yet evocative pale colours that draw the view in. Title might arise from the supporting stem and ‘blooming’ form of a cotton bole or similar biological structure. Would have to see more of the artist’s work to really understand his implied meaning. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Symbols of Life, by Emma Marshall, Acrylic on canvas, $60 Clear, straight forward graphic presentation. Good hard edge lines with few slips. Might have had more impact painted on a patterned cloth or a background that simulates cloth or texture (other than artist’s canvas). Hanging as a banner would have been neat. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Over the hills and far away, by Anne-Michelle Johal, Oil stick and ink on plywood, triptych, $275 Lovely little works, very pleasant, very sellable. Good palette choices, really nice use of plywood as a painting surface. Easy to hang, easy to live with. In short - good art, well presented, well painted and well priced. Love to see more. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Te Rerenga Wairua, by Helen Cossey, photograph on synthetic canvas, $150 Striking photo of landscape looking over and beyond an oddly shaped wooden form (table?) with Maori patterns depicting bird forms. Graphics echo and reiterate the elevation above the churning sea. Balance between drawn curves and landforms add strength to the composition. A juxtaposition of forms few would see or capture! Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery More of Helen's work can be viewed online at http://northernstrands.webs.com
The Round Table, by Bernie Winkels. Oil on canvas, $950 Intriguing title only adds to this very intriguing and enigmatic work. Excellent shadow, shading and outlining yielding an image of who knows what. Very symbolic to say the least! Does it refer to the political hash often created and celebrated in board rooms? Or the insidious and constant invasion of our lives? Technique quite well done to capture the sausage-like forms entangled in conflict or perhaps in a ‘group hug’? Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Under the light, by Anne-Michelle Johal, Oil stick and ink on plywood, $95 Lovely little works, very pleasant, very sellable. Good palette choices, really nice use of plywood as a painting surface. Easy to hang, easy to live with. In short - good art, well presented, well painted and well priced. Love to see more. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Untitled, by Jermaine Reihana. Acrylic on Canvas, NFS Beautifully executed painting. Good choice of colour palette. Well painted detail and the full canvas as well. Drips – an academic addition but work well here and add a great deal to the symbolism. Drawing with the paint brush is an absolute and demanding skill. Well done! Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Valley view, by Jill Carter. Acrylic on canvas, $100 Strong, stark and powerful repetitive forms make for an arresting painting. Slightly flat due to sameness of colour for all receding shapes. Perhaps the artist could handle the sky presentation better in both form and colour, otherwise an intriguing view of the valley. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery
Waihopai Stream, Mitimiti, by Helen Cossey. Photograph on synthetic canvas, $80 Seemingly common subject seen from an unusual viewpoint with well-captured light but expanse of sandy shoreline in foreground is a little distracting. Impact might have been greater if presented in a larger format. Stuart Schwartz, owner of Taylor Jensen Art Gallery More of Helen's work can be viewed online at http://northernstrands.webs.com
Woodchopper, by Felicity Masters - Faces of Places. Photograph, $35
Fountain in the Rain, by Megan Schmidt. Acrylic on canvas, $675.
Untitled, by Michelle Christoffersen. Acrylic, glitter, polystyrene and pins, $125.
Atmosphere 2, by David Reid. Charcoal and oils on paper, $350.
