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Artbay Gallery - Diana Watson, Florian.
Location: Artbay Gallery, 13 Marine Parade, Queenstown
Region: Queenstown
Dates: Thu, 6 April 2023 - Thu, 20 April 2023 @ Daily
Sydney based artist Diana Watson’s large scale botanical paintings are drawn from a deep love of nature. She says inspiration and painting are a complete way of life, never far from her thoughts. Seeing beauty all around, colours, shapes, shadows and the challenge of putting it on canvas. Who would not be inspired by nature? Every bloom is perfection even in decay.
Watson studied commercial and fine art at Perth Technical College on the advice of her teacher, the prominent West Australian artist Robert Juniper. This lead to an early career as a fashion artist in an advertising agency followed by the role as a concept artist for an interior designer. After motherhood she followed her passion
to become a full time artist leading to many exhibitions around Australia. She is held in collections world wide.
“What inspires me to make art? Everything. It is a complete way of life, never far from my thoughts. Seeing beauty all around me, colours, shapes, shadows, nature and the challenge of putting it on canvas.” - Diana Watson.
“I have been painting for a long time. I studied commercial art and fine art when I left school a million years ago. I worked in advertising as a fashion artist before motherhood and when my kids were older I had time to do what I wanted to do.” - Diana Watson
Location
Artbay Gallery, 13 Marine Parade, Queenstown
April 2023
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Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Already the Trees' by Eric SchusserSun, 12 March 2023 - Sat, 1 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily Clyde Theatre Group - 'Waiting for Gateaux' by Ed Waugh and Trevor WoodTue, 28 March 2023 - Sat, 1 April 2023 @ 7.30pm Eade Gallery - 'Discovering and Rediscovering' by Kathi McLean and Gretl BarzottoSat, 1 April 2023 - Wed, 3 May 2023 @ From 10am Daily Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - WWl ExhibitionSat, 1 April 2023 - Sun, 30 April 2023 @ Daily | ||||||
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Rennie Pearson and Bob McNeillSun, 2 April 2023 @ 4pm - 5.30pm Hullabaloo Art Space - You Know Where It Is, by Gail de JongSun, 2 April 2023 - Sat, 22 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 3 | 4 | 5 | Art Classes for Children (aged 8 - 12 years) with Marion Vialade - WorchMon, 13 February 2023 - Thu, 6 April 2023 @ Monday, Thursday and Fridays | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | Central Cinema - NTL Live, Jack Absolute Flies AgainTue, 11 April 2023 - Sun, 16 April 2023 @ 11th April@2pm. 16th April@5pm | 12 | The NZQA Top Art Folio Exhibition, 2023Tue, 4 April 2023 - Thu, 13 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 14 | 15 |
Central Cinema - NTL Live, Jack Absolute Flies AgainTue, 11 April 2023 - Sun, 16 April 2023 @ 11th April@2pm. 16th April@5pm | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Hullabaloo Art Space - You Know Where It Is, by Gail de JongSun, 2 April 2023 - Sat, 22 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily |
Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Curiously Curated' by Debbie NeilSun, 23 April 2023 - Sat, 20 May 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 24 | 25 | Drawing Classes for Adults with Marion Vialade - WorchWed, 26 April 2023 - Wed, 31 May 2023 @ Wednesday Evenings | Artbay Gallery Exclusive - Virut, Windows to the SoulThu, 30 March 2023 - Thu, 27 April 2023 @ Daily | 28 | 29 |
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - WWl ExhibitionSat, 1 April 2023 - Sun, 30 April 2023 @ Daily Central Otago Regional Orchestra - Swirling WindsSat, 29 April 2023 - Sun, 30 April 2023 @ 29th@ 7.30pm and 30th@ 2.30pm |