Sandra Rowney: Art Gallery Clock

Art Gallery Clock

Time Passes

Rain today, the first rainy day I've encountered since leaving the UK. The perfect day to stroll from the hostel on Queens Street and meet up with a Norwich friend in the fabulous new Auckland Art Gallery.

An exciting find for me was a painting entitled 'Golden Cloud' by Gretchen Albrecht. After sketching the Tara Tara sunset earlier this month this 'abstract' painting made perfect sense and I look forward to working up the Tara sketch into a large painting in this way.

Later in the afternoon I painted the newly restored clock tower and stepped outside in the rain for authentic watercolour drips of colour. I'll work back into this later in the week in order to reflect the colours of the paua shell (abalone) jewellery made here.

Gretchen Albrecht (born 1943)
Golden Cloud 1973
acrylic on canvas 137cm by 177cm

5 comments:

dandelion dreamer said...: its been lovely to catch up on your trip and peek into your wonderful sketchbook. You'll be cooking on gas when you back to the UK! LOVE that you used genuine NZ rain to add drama to your picture! M xx; January 27, 2012
Sandra Rowney said...: Hi Moira, plenty of painting time coming up now as I'm at the depot picking up the 'roving studio' aka camper van. sx; January 27, 2012
Joan Sandford-Cook said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY - I was at Lauras looking after the girls as baby Ruby-Mae was born at 1.10 lunch time - so you share a birthday not me!!

Got back latge this afternoon and came straight onto your blog to send you belated greetings. Hope you had a lovely day.

Enjoyed catching up on your sketches - some real variety and great to do another greenhouse version! I think my favourite is the forest trees.; February 03, 2012
Sandra Rowney said...: Hi Joan, My fav's are now the forest trees and the hut on the wharf. I'll have a go at larger versions when I get back. Not so much time for painting now as I'm visiting friends in Wellington. Hi to Ruby-Mae, pretty name! S x; February 07, 2012
Carole said...: Great blog. I love Gretchen Albrecht's work. http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2011/12/gretchen-albrecht-abstract-artist.html; March 01, 2012

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Welcome to my sketching and painting online diary. I work in a studio at home that overlooks my walled garden in Norwich, Norfolk, UK. I'm happy to share my daily artwork online, it gives me a focus, enables me to 'exhibit' what I do and hopefully entertains and inspires others along the way.

Back in 1997 I started a re-education in art after a career in business education and research. In 2007 I finally graduated with a Masters degree in Art, Design and Education and haven't looked back.

I have an artist residency in North Norfolk in the walled garden at the stately home of Holkham Hall. I belong to the Norwich 20 Group of artists and exhibit paintings widely. I am involved in theatre design, run workshops and am obsessed with sketching diaries.

At the end of October 2010 I began a fascinating art project as resident artist in the Holkham Walled Garden. I am fortunate in having the enthusiastic support of Tim Marshall the Head Gardener and his team of staff and volunteer gardeners. The garden covers six and a half acres, divided into sections that include a kitchen garden, high vineries, cold frames, shrubberies and grassed function areas. It is now being slowly restored over five years and I am working with Tim Marshall in recording the progress.

We have an online blog which I photograph and compile weekly, the link is below. This forms the basis of an exhibition and accompanying book which will be on show in the garden when it opens again to the public on April 1st 2012. The exhibition is in the 'potting shed gallery' which houses my current exhibition of sketches of work in the garden throughout the year.

My thanks this year for financial assistance from Holkham Estates, Norfolk County Council and the Friends of Norfolk Museums.