Summer Salon

‘I do like a little mystery. There's a meaning for me - but I want everyone to find their own meaning in my work’

Canetti captures scenes of Ligurian fishermen, the trulli houses of Alberobello in Puglia and sunflower and grape harvesters in his unique palette and cubist style

‘Meditating on ordinary, simple elements of nature; land, light and flowers, I can say that for me, as spoken before by other painters, painting is another form of praying. Painting is my practice of being fully present, intentional and alive to life.’

The alchemy of art with Spanish savoir-faire and flair

‘My work is a direct influence of the impressionist style of painting. It requires hand-eye co-ordination to capture both the subject and the subtleties of mood, light and atmosphere’

‘All my paintings tell a story … it is vey meaningful to make people happy. I want to shock people, not through ugliness but through beauty’

Lance O'Gorman immortalised the New Zealand landscape through the hand and brush of a master artist - his legacy lives on in his paintings.

Internationally acclaimed, A.D. Blake stands at the top of the pyramid of maritime artists

A merging of modern, stylised forms with classical/medieval references - resulting in uniquely Italian ceramics and artworks

In true Venetian fashion, the modern day frescoes of Franco Anselmi were celebrations of colour often highlighted by gold. The subject matter was uniquely his own and the humour and joy embodied in his paintings is his legacy

Eugenea creates works of unparalleled beauty - a rigorous academic training, talent and imagination are all part of the creative mix

Leitch achieves an almost photographic clarity while maintaining a painter’s sensibility … here is an artist who truly does justice to the New Zealand landscape