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Arrowtown artist David John, beside his prize-winning oil on canvas paintings `Chrysalis` (left) and `The Black Dress`, on display in the Arrowtown Autumn Festival Locations Art Exhibition, in the Lakes District Museum and Gallery, on Saturday. Photo by James Beech. |
An Arrowtown artist says he is "delighted" to win the
people's choice award in the Arrowtown Autumn Festival
Locations Art Exhibition.
Professional artist David John won the accolade and $300 for
his "different way of doing a portrait", an oil on canvas
painting of his daughter, Fineen (7), titled
Chrysalis. His work earned 50 of the 200 votes cast
and was by far the most popular in the ballot box.
The Locations Realty Supreme Painting Award and $2000 prize
went to Rachel Hirabayashi, of Cromwell, for her acrylic on
canvas, Above the Valley.
Mr John, a Liverpudlian who has lived in Arrowtown for 31
years, won another award as well. His oil on canvas portrait
of Arrowtown woman Bonnie Begley, called The Black
Dress, won one of the two Arrowtown Gallery Merit Awards.
The other merit award winner was Queenstown artist Ping Wang.
Awards and award winners include: Quality Canvases and Art
Supplies merit awards, Prue Gibson and Jenny Chisholm;
Arrowtown Autumn Festival Committee award for artists under
25, Kristopher Thomas; Millbrook Resort award for best local
applied artist, Andi Regan; Berry and Co supreme applied art
award, Dominic Burrell; Print Central best local painting
award, John Crump.
The judge was guest artist Paul Lindsay, of Invercargill,
whose work was also presented out of competition.
All 175 paintings, mixed media, photographs ceramics,
woodcrafts, fabrics and jewellery will be on display in the
museum until May 29.
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