The reluctance to call herself a painter did not stop Bluff artist Marion Metz from submitting a collection of her pour paintings for the event.
Metz was part of a group of Bluff artists who had their works displayed at the Artfull Gallery last weekend.
She said she did not consider herself a painter which took the pressure off her to "just play" and produce unpredictable works for the event.
"I don’t call myself a painter as such ... so that gave me the opportunity to just do whatever I wanted because I was just painting for myself," Metz said.
Having a definite colour scheme in place was the only thing she was sure of when she started a painting but the rest of the work just unfolded with whatever appeared on the canvas.
Her "open process" and casual approach to her painting was as much about her artistic journey as the finished piece.
"I dropped the idea of having a plan and as soon as I did that it made me excited about being part of the exhibition, so I just painted," she said.
Metz preferred to let her art speak for itself, while she remained in the background, finding satisfaction in the pour painting practice.
"Something happens and I thought, I could do whatever it is that comes to mind and then it either works or not and so I’m open."
The arts event was a series of studio visits and pop-up exhibitions held across Southland and Rakiura last weekend.
The Artfull Gallery is the former Lighthouse Gallery on Gore St in Bluff.
