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Artbay Gallery - A walk in the Bush and Other Stories by Frank Gordon
Location: Artbay Gallery, 13 Marine Parade, Queenstown
Region: Queenstown
Dates: Thu, 7 December 2023 - Thu, 4 January 2024 @ Daily
Frank Gordon was born in Glasgow in 1967. He came to New Zealand in 2000 and immediately fell in love with Dunedin, its harbour, hills and natural wonders.
Gordon has drawn and painted all of his life. He has been inspired by picture books and stories as this was the only type of art he was exposed to. Growing up, Gordon found inspiration through picture books and stories, which led him to create his illustrative and colourful art today.
”I’m still inspired by stories. Some that I read or hear about, some that I make up and some that emerge as I delve into a painting. Often then the paintings will have their own story, inspired by the landscape and people and creatures that inhabit the scene. There is always whimsy, some comedy, tragedy, drama and all within a landscape of forests, mountains or gardens.”
He is inspired now by old masters as well as modernist painters and illustrators like Bruegel and Bosch and the worlds they created.
”I try to paint every day. Painting and drawing for me is a compulsion, almost some sort of wonderful affliction that I can’t remedy.”
Location
Artbay Gallery, 13 Marine Parade, Queenstown
May 2024
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5 | 6 | 7 | Register Now - Drawing Classes for Children with Marion Vialade-WorchMon, 29 April 2024 - Wed, 8 May 2024 @ Register Now | 9 | The Central Otago Regional Choir - "Bach, Bacharach and The Beatles" in Alexandra, Arrowtown and Wanaka.Fri, 10 May 2024 - Sun, 12 May 2024 | 11 |
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - "Painting, Pottery and Pixels"Wed, 17 April 2024 - Sun, 12 May 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily The Central Otago Regional Choir - "Bach, Bacharach and The Beatles" in Alexandra, Arrowtown and Wanaka.Fri, 10 May 2024 - Sun, 12 May 2024 Hullabaloo Art Space - "Hidden Agendas" by Jen Olson.Sun, 12 May 2024 - Sat, 1 June 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily Hullabaloo Art Space - "Grey Skies/ Dark Fields" by Ro BradshawSun, 12 May 2024 - Sat, 1 June 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 13 | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - "What is Misogyny?" by Megan Huffadine.Tue, 14 May 2024 - Sun, 16 June 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 15 | 16 | Ophir Peace Memorial Hall - Tess Liautaud - Gold Digger TourFri, 17 May 2024 @ Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start | 18 |
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