Janet de Wagt

 

All those paintings I haven’t done, people I haven’t seen, meetings I didn’t go to – this is the reason!!

 

Otago Daily Times

After many artistic adventures I’m back and my next exhibition, ‘Paintings from the Suitcase’, will be from 26 October at Gallery De Novo, Dunedin, New Zealand.  These paintings are from Ireland and Germany.

I’m away out of New Zealand at the moment,  exploring and painting Ireland, England, The Netherlands and Germany.  I’m planning an exhibition at de Novo Gallery on my return.

On the bridge over the Bowyer River on the way to the Sharplin Falls.

Arrow and Dart River Valley – dancing on the trailer!

Painting on location in glorious autumn colours.

Here I’m talking about the last 14 years painting on location in the South Island.  The exhibition includes works about the moose in Fiordland, the Women’s Land Army, Anzacs returning home, several portraits, large paintings of the NZ bush and other paintings of places in the South Island.

This was a very successful exhibition thanks to the support of so many generous artists!!  Macandrew Intermediate is no longer a school and a new school has opened on the old site.  The new school is Bathgate Park school.  I remain based at the school.

Still out and about – places I should have been but haven’t because of the weather… I’m getting soft!  Next painting trip is Wellington so if anybody wants to meet up and discuss paintings, please email me.

The Blue Lake, St Bathans, 2010. There are always stories associated with painting on location.In this painting trip…… it was hot,(notice the shade tent). A group of people decided it was cool to jet ski,(bang! went the reflections). A wedding,( on the exact spot I was painting). Yes I did finish it.