Obituary: Jean Aroha Wallace

(25/06/1931 30/08/2023)

Jean lived a busy, full life mother, grandmother, nurse, forest and bird enthusiast, intrepid traveller and watercolour artist. She began painting at night school when her children were young and was thrilled to sell her first oil painting for 5!

As soon as the children were all at school, Jean joined the Hutt Art Society and Watercolour New Zealand. She made excursions into the bush and visits to gardens around the country to gather subjects.

Her frequent overseas trips added variety to her work. Jean was a regular exhibitor with Watercolour New Zealand, the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and the Hutt Art Society. Her enthusiasm for watercolour and the many friends she made through painting were evident to her family and friends.

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