Posts by Anita Frost
Art Galleries in Auckland
Auckland offers a wide range of art galleries to suit every taste, style and budget. You’re spoilt for choice with over 100 art galleries within the greater Auckland metropolitan area. This reflects the huge diversity of the city’s culture, offering artists ranging from those who focus on traditional painting to those who produce art that…
Read MoreLarge Paintings in your Home
Large Paintings in Your House Large Paintings are too bold, too expensive, and too hard to hang. Do any of these comments sound familiar? Read on to put your mind at rest. Looking at a large painting can often make one feel intimidated, particularly when viewed on a gallery wall. Often people worry that the…
Read MoreWhat’s the “big deal” with Abstract Art?
What’s the “big deal” with Abstract Art? Do you admire abstract art, but don’t know why? Abstract art looks like “nothing”… You may look at it and think “a child did it” OR It doesn’t look like it took long, how is it worth all that money? Do any of these comments sound familiar? Then…
Read MoreArt Classes Auckland
Have you always wanted to learn how to paint? There are a large number of options in Auckland where you can learn various techniques for painting from oils to acrylics. No matter whether you are a total beginner or wanting to learn some new techniques to improve your artwork, there will be a course suited…
Read MoreFamous Artist’s Painting Quotes
Gerhard Richter – Painting Quotes Painting quotes by famous artists are always interesting to read as they represent a short but thoughtful representation of value and what drives the artist. Gerhard Richter who has had a long career, has much to say about painting and the art world that he captures so well and in…
Read MoreVincent Van Gogh painting quotes
Vincent Van Gogh painting quotes | A way of seeing the world Vincent Van Gogh painting quotes -It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. -Great things are done by a…
Read MoreNZ Abstract Artist Bee Doughty-Pratt’s Painting for Retiring Governor General
Farewell Gift For Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae NZ Abstract Artist Bee Doughty-Pratt’s painting ‘Fractured Light’ was a farewell gift for Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae. Sir Jerry Mateparae, and his wife, Lady Janine Mateparae had this serene painting installed in their Kapiti home. NZ Abstract Artist Bee Doughty-Pratt painted ‘Fractured Light’ which was given to…
Read MoreInterior Design: Great Features in Mobile Art Gallery’s App can help!
Great Features in the Mobile Art Gallery’s app can significantly enhance the user experience by offering a range of interactive tools and resources. With a user-friendly interface, the app provides access to a vast collection of design ideas and inspirations, allowing users to explore and visualize different styles and layouts in their own spaces. Download…
Read MoreSelling Artwork : Tips to Sell Your Art
How to Start Selling Your Art So, you love making art and would love to make a living from it, but selling artwork can be difficult. As a gallery that is built on the renting and selling of art, we have 3 top tips for you. Top Tip #1: Finding the Right Gallery Top Tip #2:…
Read MoreColourful Abstract Artist – Constanza Briceno
Abstract Artist Constanza Briceno – Methodical Disorder Constanza Briceno, born, raised and educated in Santiago de Chile, art has always been a part of her life. At 8 years old she was painting with oils but was unable to continue painting with them in her university years. The nature of making art within an institution demanded…
Read MoreTwo New Zealand Landscape Painters
David Gibbons‘ and Jill Perrott’s Approach as Landscape Artists A basic understanding of landscape painting is that landscape painters create art that holds depictions of natural scenery, but what else? When looking at NZ landscape paintings there is a variety of styles and understanding of representing nature that not everyone shares. While some landscape artists capture with…
Read MoreInterior Designers – Tips for Working
Tips for Working with Interior Designers Do you want your home to look good while being comfortable and functional? Then read on for tips for working with Interior Designers Good Interior Designers will help you create the home you have always wanted. Interior designers help by pulling aspects of colour and texture together while also knowing how to alter the flow and feel of a…
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