September 2011

Hi Everyone

This is going to be a diverse newsletter covering many interests: I have exciting Fine Art news to share with you all – and for artists there is the next installment of painting revelations in red.

Topics covered:

Fine Art:

‘Recollection’ Exhibition update
Tauranga Festival of Arts program – same time as my exhibition
Sir Ray Avery to officially open exhibition
New exhibition paintings unveiled and now some are shown with their frames.

Click banner above to go to exhibition page.

For Artists:

How to create a rich, vibrant, glowing red – stage 2
Free world-wide shipping on Susan’s highly regarded DVD sets!
Free world-wide shipping on Susan’s signature brush and paint sets

Recollection Exhibition

http://www.susanart.com/blog/exhibition-2011

My brushes are flying and my head is buzzing with inspiration. It’s only two months until my major exhibition but only two more weeks before my easel is retired and preparation for the exhibition takes over.

Everything is abuzz with excitement as we move closer to this major event. We generally have around 3000 visitors from throughout New Zealand, Australia and some from North America – so you can imagine that I love to make these exhibitions something of an occasion. This exhibition promises to be something you will never forget.

Official Opening Function ticket information

My rare, once in every four year exhibition is almost here! What does this mean for you? At the beginning of October all those on my mailing list will receive a message giving you the opportunity to apply for tickets to my invitation-only opening function for my 2011 Recollection Exhibition. Due to space restrictions there are only 300 tickets available for this opening function, on the evening of Friday 28^th October. The only fair way of allocating these highly sought after tickets is to send out an announcement to everyone on my list (if you receive this newsletter directly from me – then you are on my mailing list). The tickets are then allocated on a first-in-first-served basis. International guests are welcome to contact me now as I am aware flight arrangements need to be made well in advance.

‘Open for everyone to view’ days

Some may prefer to visit the exhibition on the ‘open for everyone to view’ days:

Saturday and Sunday 29^th & 30^th October.

These days are still busy but you have more time and space to ponder the works at a leisurely pace and take in the atmosphere for as long as you wish. Many guests of the opening function like to come back again and again. You are all welcome to revisit over the weekend. My exhibitions are often the last chance to view the work in public before each painting goes on its own journey.

Sir Ray Avery

This exhibition is the culmination of four years work and a lifetime of inspiration. I am honoured to have Sir Ray Avery to officially open my ‘Recollection’ Exhibition. Sir Ray was New Zealander of the Year 2010, Knighted in the last honours list and has recently been voted New Zealand’s most trustworthy person. Sir Ray dedicates his life to help improve the lives of millions of people all over the world. A lesser known fact is that he is also an excellent artist. His book revealing his inspirational life is one that is impossible to put down. I rarely recommend books – but this one is life changing. You can read about Sir Ray and his amazing works here: http://www.medicinemondiale.org/

New paintings unveiled

My latest paintings to be released for viewing on my website are titled:

Kaitiaki. This painting and the inspiration behind it will surprise you…

South Island Tomtit – perched on a lichen-covered branch, this beautiful bird hopped from side to side as if undecided which profile was best.

Stewart Island Robin – this gregarious creature followed us as we hiked across Stewart Island

Over the next month I will be releasing new paintings on my ‘Exhibition 2011’ page:

http://www.susanart.com/blog/exhibition-2011

You can also see the images and read about the inspiration behind the paintings as they are released in my blog:

http://www.susanart.com/blog/

Tauranga Arts Festival

Tauranga Arts Festival 2011 I usually try to coincide my (once in every four year) exhibition with the bi-annual Tauranga Arts Festival. We have managed to do this again. So many who travel great distances for my exhibition will enjoy the opportunity to extend their stay in our beautiful part of the world and perhaps view the World Press Photography, the Grace exhibition of photography, take in a number of the fabulous shows on offer – or wander the streets of Tauranga and enjoy the street performers and the many free to view opportunities that abound at the festival. Tauranga will be abuzz – so do extend your stay if you can. But remember to check my exhibition dates so your Art Festival show bookings don’t clash with the date you choose to attend my Recollection exhibition!

For Artists Newsletter Section

Learn the secrets behind creating a glowing, vibrant red – stage 2

For the artist who wants to unravel the secrets of creating a warm, vibrant, glowing red – the second installment of ‘How to create a glowing red in watercolor’ is now complete for you to enjoy. You can see that here: http://www.susanart.com/blog/

Exploring the Website

My webmaster Doris is an artist herself. We both know what artists would love to see in a
website. So Doris dedicates a great deal of time and much passion into creating a “For
Artists” section on my website that delivers information and inspiration for artists as well as everything we would love to find on a website specifically designed to help artists on their painting journey.

If you are an artist – this section of my website is for you.

Here are four links to pages Doris has created over the last year or so. They are on the site
amongst other pages and could easily be overlooked with the huge amount of other
information on my site. So I have decided to highlight these pages as there may be
information on them that could help you with your painting style. Each page focuses on
teaching, sharing the breakthroughs I have discovered and also talking about the materials I use. They highlight some of the watercolor methods and watercolor techniques I use in all of my paintings.They are designed to be part of my DVD promotional pages so of course they also highlight my DVDs.

Have fun exploring these pages – and do take a moment to check out the links to other
lessons via the links. My website has a wealth of information. It is designed with you in mind so do take the time to explore….

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Best Wishes and happy inspired painting to you all!

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