"News"

(Updated August 2010)


"Southern Pastel Artists Exhibition"

I'm excited have included 3 pastel paintings in the Southern Pastel Artists Exhibition at the Southland Musem & Art Gallery, Invercargill,
from 6th August to 3rd October 2010. These are "Snow Today?" , "Strut that Swamp" & "Maine Coon Kitty"

 

"New Zealand Affordable Art Show"

I'm excited to be included in the New Zealand Affordable Art Show in Wellington, 29th July to 1st August 2010.
I have entered "Pirinihehe", "It's Fairly Black & White" & "Lil Swimmer"






"Article in The Marlborough Express - July 2010"

If you'd like to read the story, click on the image to see the article actual size..


"Art Exchange - June 2010"

Another fellow artist and friend from the UK, Karen Berisford and I decided to do an "art exchange", commission each other if you like.
We each chose the subject and medium used. Karen chose a Black Jaguar from one of her treasured photos of her favourite animal,
chose pastel as the medium. I chose a black leopardess, from the same photo I used in a previous painting which sold at my exhibition.
Here is a photo of us meeting up in London recently with Karen's painting. The progress on my painting can be seen here.

Karen Neal & Karen Berisford art exchange, black leopardess, black jaguarNew Zealand artist Karen Neal & UK artist Karen Berisford art exchange, Karen delighted with her leopardessKaren Berisford, UK Artist delighted with her Jaguar pastel painting by NZ Karen Neal - an art exchange!

 

March 2010... DEBUT EXHIBITION
A joint exhibition at the Marlborough Art Society gallery.
Joining me Claudia A. Marie, a Blenheim photographer artist,
and Maree Hassall, another wildlife artist from Motueka. This was our debut exhibition for us all.

The graphics for our recent debut exhibition





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11th September 2009:
I donated an original painting "A Neck Ahead" to the Rapaura School Art Auction.
The painting had an estimated price of $850-$950 and was sold for $1300 on the night.

Rapaura School Art Auction artwork donated by wildlife artist Karen Neal

 

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12th June 2009:
I donated a framed Giclee Print of "Vigilance" to Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch. This is a pastel painting of one of their new male cheetahs.
It was a delight to donate this piece to them, which was very well received, and their enthusiasm was really encouraging!
Hopefully there will have many more visits in the near future to get lots of reference photos, particularly of the new
Cheetah cubs and impending Lion cubs! Will await to hear the name of the Cheetah,
but did find out the "Tall Blonde" graphite drawing is a female giraffe named "Tunu"

Donation of Wildlife print of cheetah artwork by Karen Neal donated to Orana Wiildlife Park
Gifting the Giclee Print to Orana Wildlife Park's Public Relations Manager, Nathan Hawke.





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