Artist Peter Beadle and his son Simon inspect a picture
frame in their recently opened Arrowtown art gallery. Photo
by Stephen Jaquiery.
A new art gallery launched by an artist and his son is
thriving in defiance of the recession's impact on the national
art business.
Arrowtown artist Peter Beadle (ONZM) has joined forces with
son Simon Beadle, a Bayleys Queenstown real estate sales
consultant and the driving force behind the Arrowtown
Gallery.
The gallery, on a lane off Buckingham St, had a soft opening
in October and began promotion before Christmas.
Peter Beadle said clients from the United States, United
Kingdom and Asia tended to meet him by appointment at his
Speargrass Flat Rd studio.
However, the landscape painter said yesterday he was getting
to the point where he wanted less public activity in his
home.
"I've always toyed with the idea of having paintings in
Arrowtown, but it was Simon's love of art [which persuaded
me] and he has a lot of experience and taste."
The artist is sharing space in the gallery with Auckland
dealer Jonathan Grant Galleries and his landscapes now hang
opposite works by Paul Hedley, John Yardley, Peter O'Hagan,
Grahame Sydney and the late Peter McIntyre.
Prices range from $750 to $35,000.
Mr Beadle said a surprising number of galleries had closed in
New Zealand and turnover was down more than 50% in some of
the surviving galleries he knew because of the recession.
When asked if launching a new gallery was a risky business
given the economic climate, Mr Beadle said "when everybody
else is running, walk. When everybody is walking, run.
Quality keeps on selling."
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