Tricia Hewlett Art

Wildlife Artist

Oct 9, 2019

What’s Been Happening- Oct 2019

It’s been busy times…

Once again the Pegasus Art Show team put on a great weekend show.
I was an Artist in Residence at this show so got to meet so many wonderful folk. 

It is such a treat to be able to spend the whole weekend talking art with such a wide range of people. There are the established artists – all willing to share their knowledge, those like myself who are becoming more established and those starting out. There are the art lovers who spend time appreciating the work of each and every artist, and the art skimmers who stop to enjoy the art that “speaks”to them. There are those who come just to see one artists work and sometimes get sidetracked by another artists work . There are the hidden artists, not yet ready or prepared to claim the title and those that claim they have no artistic talent whatsoever.  

Each person I spoke to was interesting and interested. What a treat!

The Pumanawa Gallery in the Christchurch Arts Centre is worth a visit just to see the gorgeous building, to look up and see the work the Arts Centre has put into earthquake strengthening so we can still use it and of course for the wonderful exhibitions held there.
It is upstairs at the end of a corridor above the Christchurch i-site.
This is definitely worth a visit to see who is exhibiting when you are in the city.

I’ve got more exhibitions coming up…
take a look at my “Upcoming Exhibitions” post to see if you will be in the area at the right time.

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Nga mihi, Tricia

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