Exhibitions
October 2017
Exhibition – Auckland, New Zealand
Where:
Please contact Richard for venue details: ph 07 5433 933 or alternatively use the contact form on this website.
When:
Friday 13th October 7 – 9pm
Opening Function and unveiling – Complimentary passes required – contact Richard for Complimentary Passes: ph 07 5433 933 or alternatively use the contact form on this website
Saturday 14th Oct and Sunday 15th October
10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Complimentary passes required – Please contact Richard for Complimentary passes: ph 07 5433 933 or alternatively use the contact form on this website
October 2017
Exhibition – Tauranga, New Zealand
Where:
Design on James, 24a James Road, Te Puna, Tauranga
When:
Saturday 21st Oct and Sunday 22nd October:
Free entry. Open to everyone (no passes required). Visit at your leisure:
10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm).
Invitation Only Opening Function and unveiling
20th October 7 – 9pm
(invitation only – please contact Richard by phone (07) 5433 933 to apply for complimentary Admission Passes). Alternatively use the contact form on this website.
Susan Harrison-Tustain
Exhibition of Paintings 2017
‘Gilded Edge – A Celebration of Gold and Colours’
It is with enormous pleasure we announce a much awaited Exhibition by internationally acclaimed New Zealand artist Susan Harrison-Tustain.
Harrison-Tustain’s rare exhibitions see large numbers of visitors from throughout New Zealand as well as from Australia and North America to view her unique work. This exhibition features paintings in oil on 24 carat Gold Leaf and Palladium Leaf. The works will be available for viewing and purchase throughout the exhibition.
About Susan Harrison-Tustain
Harrison-Tustain’s work can be found in collections around the world and is featured in numerous international books and publications as well as New Zealand books such as: Sir Ray Avery’s inspiring book: ‘The Power of Us, New Zealanders who dare to dream’, Denis Robinson’s ‘New Zealand’s Favourite Artists’, as well as ‘New Zealand in Watercolour’. Susan was a featured artist in an episode of “Put Some Colour in Your Life”, screened on networks in Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK & on Virgin Airways worldwide. Susan has also featured on TVNZ episodes presented by Kevin Milne and Maggie Barry
‘Free Spirit’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on Poplar Panel. Figurative oil painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Featuring girl playing flute. Her flute music filters through her tapping toes and through the roots and filaments it filters down through the earth to the world below her. Nestled within the microcosm are golden eggs nurtured in the hollows beneath the earth. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism.
‘The Gift’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf and Palladium Leaf on Poplar Panel. Figurative oil painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Featuring girl playing her tin whistle – sometimes called a pennywhistle. The tiny roots and filaments carry her music down through the earth to the world below her. The kingfisher carries a gift of ivy vine entwined with golden music and music symbols – a gift to the young woman who plays her music to nature. Secondary focus is brought to the kingfisher’s golden eggs by the flow of the ivy vine. The golden eggs lay nestled in the clay earth bank. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism.
‘Last Leaf’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf and Palladium Leaf on Poplar panel. The last remaining leaf as winter takes hold over the birch tree stand. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Featuring just one last stoical leaf remains as the winter snows cover the ground. The moonlight casts long shadows on the ground drawing us within. The shared protection of the stand symbolizes strength and unity for all. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism
‘Summer’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf on Poplar Board. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf on poplar wood panel. A garland of pink and cream roses crown her head – a celebration of summer. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism. Rose: The Eden Rose – aka ‘Pierre de Ronsard’
‘Tempus Fugit’ (Time Flies) – Oil on palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Miniature painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Tempus Fugit encapsulates my enduring fascination with the passing of time. The fob-watch swings as a pendulum – to and fro – irrespective of the fantail’s futile attempt to slow the progression of time. Will the last thread of the fraying twine unravel before we open the doors of the gilded icon frame so she can discover the freedom to fly with the beat of her own wings?
‘Beyond the Mist’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
The well-trodden path is obscured by swirling mist, making the way forward less apparent. There is hesitation and a moment of uncertainty. She looks to us for guidance. What would we say to her? “It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before… to test your limits… to break through barriers…” Anaïs Nin
‘Free Spirit Pre-study’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on Belgian Linen. © Susan Harrison-Tustain
A pre-study is an artwork in itself, generally smaller and less defined than the final master-work. My paintings all have a message; a reason for existing. These pre-studies are where the first merging of my message meets composition and artistic portrayal. It is where the excitement really begins.
‘The Gift Pre-study’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on Belgian Linen. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
A pre-study is an artwork in itself, generally smaller and less defined than the final master-work. My paintings all have a message; a reason for existing. These pre-studies are where the first merging of my message meets composition and artistic portrayal. It is where the excitement really begins.
‘Māhutonga’ (Southern Cross) – Oil on palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Wairarapa Māori called the Southern Cross constellation Māhutonga – an aperture through which stormy winds escape. Māhutonga guided their ancestors’ waka to our shores. I gaze upwards and feel wonder at the vastness of the southern sky. Cabbage trees (Cordyline australis) are such a distinctive element of the New Zealand landscape I felt compelled to include them in my composition. Southern gales wrap the long hair-like ribbons of leaves around their heads and stretch out in front like wind socks pointing the way home.
‘Her Song’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf on Poplar Panel. Figurative oil painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
This is a tribute to the wonderful, universal language of music.This surrealist painting symbolizes the pureness and clarity of her notes as they flow from her violin – carrying with them the roses and Queen Anne’s Lace that have left the floral wallpaper and are carried along gently with her song….
‘Free Spirit’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on Poplar Panel. Figurative oil painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Featuring girl playing flute. Her flute music filters through her tapping toes and through the roots and filaments it filters down through the earth to the world below her. Nestled within the microcosm are golden eggs nurtured in the hollows beneath the earth. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism.
‘The Gift’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf and Palladium Leaf on Poplar Panel. Figurative oil painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Featuring girl playing her tin whistle – sometimes called a pennywhistle. The tiny roots and filaments carry her music down through the earth to the world below her. The kingfisher carries a gift of ivy vine entwined with golden music and music symbols – a gift to the young woman who plays her music to nature. Secondary focus is brought to the kingfisher’s golden eggs by the flow of the ivy vine. The golden eggs lay nestled in the clay earth bank. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism.
‘Last Leaf’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf and Palladium Leaf on Poplar panel. The last remaining leaf as winter takes hold over the birch tree stand. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Featuring just one last stoical leaf remains as the winter snows cover the ground. The moonlight casts long shadows on the ground drawing us within. The shared protection of the stand symbolizes strength and unity for all. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism
‘Summer’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf on Poplar Board. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Original oil painting on 24 carat gold leaf on poplar wood panel. A garland of pink and cream roses crown her head – a celebration of summer. The painting style is a fusion of realism, surrealism, symbolism and impressionism. Rose: The Eden Rose – aka ‘Pierre de Ronsard’
‘Tempus Fugit’ (Time Flies) – Oil on palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. Miniature painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Tempus Fugit encapsulates my enduring fascination with the passing of time. The fob-watch swings as a pendulum – to and fro – irrespective of the fantail’s futile attempt to slow the progression of time. Will the last thread of the fraying twine unravel before we open the doors of the gilded icon frame so she can discover the freedom to fly with the beat of her own wings?
‘Beyond the Mist’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
The well-trodden path is obscured by swirling mist, making the way forward less apparent. There is hesitation and a moment of uncertainty. She looks to us for guidance. What would we say to her? “It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before… to test your limits… to break through barriers…” Anaïs Nin
‘Free Spirit Pre-study’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on Belgian Linen. © Susan Harrison-Tustain
A pre-study is an artwork in itself, generally smaller and less defined than the final master-work. My paintings all have a message; a reason for existing. These pre-studies are where the first merging of my message meets composition and artistic portrayal. It is where the excitement really begins.
‘The Gift Pre-study’ – Oil on 24 carat gold leaf and palladium leaf on Belgian Linen. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
A pre-study is an artwork in itself, generally smaller and less defined than the final master-work. My paintings all have a message; a reason for existing. These pre-studies are where the first merging of my message meets composition and artistic portrayal. It is where the excitement really begins.
‘Māhutonga’ (Southern Cross) – Oil on palladium leaf on poplar wood panel. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
Wairarapa Māori called the Southern Cross constellation Māhutonga – an aperture through which stormy winds escape. Māhutonga guided their ancestors’ waka to our shores. I gaze upwards and feel wonder at the vastness of the southern sky. Cabbage trees (Cordyline australis) are such a distinctive element of the New Zealand landscape I felt compelled to include them in my composition. Southern gales wrap the long hair-like ribbons of leaves around their heads and stretch out in front like wind socks pointing the way home.
‘Her Song’ – Oil on 24 Carat Gold Leaf on Poplar Panel. Figurative oil painting. © Susan Harrison-Tustain. SOLD
This is a tribute to the wonderful, universal language of music.This surrealist painting symbolizes the pureness and clarity of her notes as they flow from her violin – carrying with them the roses and Queen Anne’s Lace that have left the floral wallpaper and are carried along gently with her song….
‘Time for reflection’ – Figurative Painting – Watercolor on Arches 300gsm hot pressed paper 24 3/4″ x 14 1/4″ 628 mm x 364 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
Available as Giclée Print
‘À Côté de la Fontaine’ – Oil on Belgian Linien Image Size: 490 mm x 390 mm (19 1/4 in x 15 1/4 in) © Susan Harrison-Tustain
Available as Giclée Print
‘Adelaide d’Orleans’ – Watercolor on Arches Hot Pressed 300 gsm (140 Lb) Watercolor Paper Image Size: 470 mm x 700 mm (18 1/2 in x 27 1/2 in) © Susan Harrison-Tustain
Watercolor on Arches Hot Pressed 300 gsm (140 Lb) Watercolor Paper Image Size: 470 mm x 700 mm (18 1/2 in x 27 1/2 in)
‘Hamilton’ – Bird Paintings – Watercolor on Arches 300 gsm Hot Pressed paper Size: 12″ x 14″ 305mm x 355mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
SOLD
‘Liberty’ – Bird Paintings – Watercolor on Arches 300 gsm Hot Pressed paper Size: 19″ x 11″ 480 mm x 280 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
‘Lofty Refuge’ – Bird Paintings – Watercolor on Arches 300 gsm Hot Pressed paper Size: 12″ x 20″ 320 mm x 510 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
‘After the Storm 1’ – Oil on Belgian Linien Image Size: 308 mm x 207 mm (12 in x 8 1/4 in) © Susan Harrison-Tustain
Oil on Belgian Linien Image Size: 308 mm x 207 mm (12 in x 8 1/4 in)
‘After the Storm 2’ – Oil on Belgian Linien Image Size: 308 mm x 207 mm (12 in x 8 1/4 in) © Susan Harrison-Tustain
Oil on Belgian Linien Image Size: 308 mm x 207 mm (12 in x 8 1/4 in)
Dedication – Oil on Belgian Linen Size: 21 1/2″ x 11 3/4″ 550 mm x 295 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
SOLD
Mtichells cottage – Watercolor on Arches 300 gsm Hot Pressed paper Size: 10 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ 260 mm x 145 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
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Ophir – Past and Present – Oil on Belgian Linen Size 24″x20″ inch 610 mm x 510 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
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Pisa Range – Oil on board Size: 19 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ 495 mm x 295 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
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Sunday – Oil on Belgian Linen Size: 33 ½” x 21” 850 mm x 530 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
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The Seafarer’s House – Size: 14 1/4″ x 8 3/4″ 360 mm x 225 mm © Susan Harrison-Tustain
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A word from Susan
“Painting in oil on 24 carat Gold leaf and Palladium leaf has been the most challenging – as well as exhilarating journey. I look forward to sharing these works on precious metals with you.
My muse for this collection is a very gifted New Zealand musician – Alice Sea. Alice will be playing her music at intervals during both exhibitions.
With ‘realist’, ‘surrealist’ and ‘Impressionist’ elements, my painting style adds a twist to reality.
Discover the golden music notes entwined amongst the ivy leaves in ‘The Gift’. The golden eggs in ‘Free Spirit’ are suspended, nurtured in the hollows of the earth, while the vibration of taping toes filters through tiny filament roots down into the vast macrocosm below.
I look forward to welcoming you to my ‘Gilded Edge’ exhibition to view these unique works of art before they go on their own journey into private collections around New Zealand and overseas.” Susan
Biography
Internationally acclaimed New Zealand watercolor and oil artist Susan Harrison-Tustain’s highly sought after work will take you on an artistic journey.
Her passion for painting and for natural beauty and light allows the viewers of her work to feel part of the world she has captured. A world so life-like you can ‘smell’ the perfume of the roses, see the light as it glistens through a dew-drop or feel the nostalgic atmosphere she has created in her still lifes studies of much loved, time-worn objet d’art.
Her best selling Watercolor book “Glorious Garden Flowers in Watercolor” (North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio) has showcased her art to the world, and her newly released DVD’s show YOU how to paint exquisite watercolor of your own.
Susan’s Story:
Painting and drawing since childhood, Susan decided after an extensive trip to Europe and its national galleries to take her work to a professional level. Her exhibitions are much awaited events and are highly successful. Queues for the exhibitions start to form several hours before opening time and continue throughout the duration of the show. Susan’s work has been on several prestigious magazine covers and within the pages of many publications. She has featured twice on television and has written a book about her paintings and style “Glorious Garden Flowers in Watercolor”. You will also find her work in “Splash 6”, “Splash 7” and “Splash 8” (North Light Books).
“Glorious Garden Flowers in Watercolor” has been a best selling book of its type in the U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand, U.K., Europe and China.
The demand for Susan’s work far outweights her output. With this in mind she has released archival quality, signed and numbered Limited Edition Lithographs of her work and museum quality Iris Giclees of her latest paintings.
You’ll find Susan’s work represented in collections in the U.S.A., Britain, France, Italy, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand. She tutors workshops in New Zealand and USA which are in great demand and are attended by artists from all over the world. Passionate about a variety of subjects, Susan particularly loves to paint child studies, figurative studies, nude, still life, bird and floral studies. Painting intuitively, she has a natural affinity for watercolor and an innate ability to captivate the viewers of her work.
“I love to see people responding to my work and to hear the viewers of my paintings say they can smell the roses or feel as if they could reach into the painting and touch the aged leatherbound books as they emerge from the shadows into flickering candlelight”.
Her paintings capture the very ‘essence’ of her subject and the viewers find themselves lost in the world she has created. Susan lives in the beautiful, clean, green New Zealand countryside overlooking the picturesque coastal, port towns of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Susan invites you to take a journey through the pages of her website. She likes to think of art as ‘timeless’ and trusts that, through her paintings, you will also feel the ‘passion’ and revelation she felt when the inspiration for each of her paintings was born.
Previous Exhibitions
1991
Exhibition at Harrisons Gallery Tauranga, New Zealand
1992
Exhibition at The Gallery Hamilton, New Zealand
1993
Exhibition at The Gallery Hamilton, New Zealand
1994
Exhibition at The Gallery Hamilton, New Zealand
1995
Self-hosted exhibition – Timeless – Tauranga, New Zealand
1997
Self-hosted exhibition – Toujours – Tauranga, New Zealand
1998
Self-hosted exhibition – Per Amore – Tauranga, New Zealand
1999
Retrospective self-hosted exhibition – Until Now – Tauranga, New Zealand
2003
Self-hosted exhibition – Painted Verse – Tauranga, New Zealand
2007
Self-hosted exhibition – Silent Poetry – Tauranga, New Zealand
2011
Self-hosted exhibition – Recollection – Tauranga, New Zealand
2012
Feb 10 – May 8th
Mountfort Gallery Queenstown exhibition – Southern Recollection – Queenstown, New Zealand
Instructional Art DVD’s and Video Downloads
Click on any of the DVD images below to find more in-depth information on the contents of each of the DVDs and Video Downloads.
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DVD: Watercolor Masterclass Volume One: “Painting Life-Like Leaves and Vibrant Greens” – for all skill levels
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One-on-One Watercolor Workshops with Susan Harrison-Tustain – for all skill levels
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Painting Watercolor My Way with Susan Harrison-Tustain – for all skill levels
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Watercolor Portrait Workshop with Susan Harrison-Tustain – for all skill levels
US$54.50
