Graeme Horgan Exhibition - 'Our Wonderful World'
The Arts Junction,36 Main Road, Katikati 3129, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
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The Carlton Gallery has the pleasure in exhibition Graeme Horgan's stunning collection, 'Our Wonderful World'. Opening on Monday, 24 April and closing on Sunday, 21 May. Don't miss the opportunity!
After a 40 year career as a draughtsman and land surveyor, it was time for Graeme to consider his life in retirement, so he started thinking about what he could do as a hobby, using his skills with pens and brushes.
On a holiday in Lake Como in Italy, where there is stunning scenery everywhere, the camera was very busy and on return home, Graeme wondered if he could try to use those drawing skills to create a painting of one of those scenes. So, he went to the art store and puchased a large canvas and some paints to reproduce one of those photos into a painting.
Graeme said that he "ran out of talent" very quickly and found that the colouring in of pencilled shapes did not produce anything like what he had hoped for, so he thought there must some art classes somewhere in his area so he visited a local gallery and got talking to the artist in there who told him that he actually does art lessons with oil paints. The work he had painted in that gallery was amazing and if Graeme could get a spot in those classes, that would potentially help him become a much better artist.
He was accepted to join those classes which took him to another level where he is now satisfied that his paintings are as good as he can get them using his style of oil painting. Graeme uses big fat bristle brushes and oil paint straight from the tube without any thinners or drying agents, painting wet on wet brush strokes in the Alla Prima style and finishes with a coat of varnish. Graeme's paintings are all on good quality canvas using quality paints.
Website: www.graemehorgan.com
Instagram @graemehorganart
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