The 2024 annual Splash exhibition is a highlight of the New Zealand Arts calendar and a not-to-be-missed event for art lovers. Splash 2024 is an exhibition of paintings presented by talented local and national artist members of Watercolour New Zealand Inc who will share their talents at Pataka, the major art gallery located in the heart of the Porirua City Centre.
We would love your help! Come to the capital and join us in setting up Splash 2024. It will be four days of good hard work and friendly fun.
Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 October.
Attend the opening night at 5.30pm Friday 18 October and the Saturday morning action.
GUEST ARTISTS:Pam Lines & Dennis Greenwood
Pamela Lines
Pamela is a Waihi Beach based watercolour artist. Her working mantra is Feel the essence. Keep it simple. Through her work she endeavours to connect with the viewer, to give a sense of place on an emotional level, through the simplicity of the image and the versatility of watercolour. Pamela has a Diploma of Art and Creativity (Hons) through The Learning Connexion, Wellington.
Pam Lines is an active member of Watercolour New Zealand, Tauranga Society of Artists, Waihi Plein Air Artists and Tauranga Urban Sketchers.
'Moonlight' by Pamela Lines
Dennis Greenwood
Dennis is a full-time painter and freelance designer based on the outskirts of Levin. After graduating in graphic design/illustration with a BCGD (Hons) and qualifying as a teacher, he taught visual arts at both tertiary and secondary levels before taking up painting and design full-time.
He paints mainly in watercolours, and his main subjects are the features and the moods of the environment. A passion for the outdoors results in his subject matter naturally inclining toward landscapes & seascapes. Watercolours, despite the difficulties in producing works of a high and consistent standard, possess a graphic potential and apparent luminescence which appeals to Dennis.
I ask myself all the time why I paintwhy create when you can just go around looking at things or photographing things? For me there are two answers. The first is that I prefer to look at paintings. The second is that I enjoy making paintings. He likes to paint large to give the viewer a sense of being surrounded by the scene. He uses Arches or Saunders-Waterford papers and M Graham & Co paints for their quality.
Dennis Greenwood's works have often merited the important Peoples Choice Award at exhibitions and in 2012 he won the Watercopour New Zealand Supreme Award.
'Lake Hayes' by Dennis Greenwood
Masterstrokes in Motion: Live Watercolour Demonstrations
Visitors are invited to experience the magic of watercolour painting live, as skilled artists showcase their techniques. Demonstrations are held on the following dates, offering a unique opportunity to observe and learn from the experts:
Saturday 19th October:
Pam Lines, 1-3 pm
Sunday 20th
: Dennis Greenwood 1-3 pm; Jacky Pearson 3-5 pm
Monday 21st
: Joya de Geus 1-3 pm
Tuesday 22nd
: JoElle Gragilla 10:30-12:30
Wednesday 23
: Linda Kedslie 1-3 pm
Thursday 24th
: Sue Wild 1-3pm
Friday 25th
: Pete James 1-3pm
Saturday 26th
: Helen Wilson and John McDonnell 1-3 pm
Sunday 27th
: Ruth Kiel 10am-12 pm; Libby Kemp 2-4 pm
Monday 28
: Andrew James 10:30 to 12:30
PAST SPLASH EXHIBITION VIDEOS
Splash-2022
Exhibition season 5 - 20 November 2022, 10 am - 5 pm
The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington
Splash 2018
Splash 2017
