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inDiviDuAL exhibiTiOns 1976 Graphics, euchamer Gallery style, RKS Gallery auckland N. Zealand; oils and Graphics, John N. Zealand; oils- chapman Gallery canberra australia; oils-
poland; Graphics, Gwarek Gallery olkusz poland; oil, leech Galleries auckland N. Zealand; Graphics, Seijoh Gallery Goodridge Galleries perth australia; 1992 oils, John leech
underhand Gallery chorzow poland; 1977 oils, euchamer Sendai Japan; 1986 oil and Graphics, prism art Galleries Gallery auckland N. Zealand; oils, Flinders lane Gallery
Gallery poland; 1978 oils, Muzeum Ziemi olkuskiej Gallery Fremantle australia; 1987 oils and Graphics, alexander Melbourne australia; 1993 oils, John leech Gallery auckland
olkusz poland; oils, Gwarek Gallery olkusz poland; oils, Galleries perth australia; 1988 Graphics and oils, Holdsworth N. Zealand; oils, Holdsworth Galleries Sydney australia;
B.w.a. Gallery, Bytom poland; oils, association of Journalists Gallery Sydney australia; oils, John leech Galleries auckland Graphics, Galeria pod Zlotym lewkiem Krakow poland; oils,
Gallery poland; 1980 Graphics, John leech Galleries auckland N. Zealand; Graphics, Seijoh Gallery, Sendai Japan; oils, Dobson Bashford Gallery christchurch N. Zealand; oils,
N. Zealand; oils, John leech Galleries auckland New Zealand; charlotte H. Gallery auckland N. Zealand; 1989 oils and chapman Gallery canberra australia; oils, Gomboc Gallery
1981 Graphics and oils, Settlement Gallery wellington N. Graphics, Vincent Gallery adelaide australia; oils, John leech perth australia; 1994 oils, The Gallery of Fine art perth
Zealand; Graphics, Studio Gallery Hamilton N. Zealand; Gallery auckland N. Zealand; oils and Graphics, Holdsworth australia; oils, Holdsworth Gallery Sydney australia; 1995 oils,
Graphics, John leech Galleries auckland N. Zealand; 1982 Gallery Sydney australia; oils, Graphics and watercolors, international art centre auckland N. Zealand; oils, Delshan
oils, John leech Galleries auckland N. Zealand; Graphics, charlotte H. Gallery auckland N. Zealand; Graphics and oils, Gallery Melbourne australia; oils, Dobson Bashford Gallery
John leech Galleries auckland N. Zealand; Graphics and oils, Goodridge Gallery perth australia; 1990 Graphics, Seijoh christchurch N. Zealand; 1996 oils, Holdsworth Gallery
Settlement Gallery wellington N. Zealand; 1982 1983 Graphics, Gallery Sendai Japan; Graphics, crystal Gallery Morioka city Sydney australia; 1997 oils, Gauguin Gallery Singapore; oils,
Touring exhibition N. Zealand art Societies; 1983 oils, John Japan. oils, Goodridge Galleries, perth australia; oils, John Barry Stern Gallery Sydney australia; oils, Delshan Gallery
leech Galleries auckland N. Zealand; 1984 oils, Thornton leech Galleries, auckland N. Zealand; 1991 oils, Holdsworth Melbourne australia; oils, int,l art centre auckland N. Zealand;
Gallery Hamilton N. Zealand; 1985 oils and manifest of “credo” Galleries Sydney australia; oils, charlotte H. Gallery, auckland 1998 oils, Barry Stern Gallery Sydney australia.
ARTisT TalK

I would consider myself to be criticized I paint because it this is what occasionally gives
a figurative artist, however my brings me pleasure. me the feeling of being an
figures are from my own I create all the decisions when outsider. Although I perceive
imagination and are not it comes to painting, myself as being an outsider at
established on real life. consequently I have authority times, I do believe that my
The language in my art is the over the composition, colour paintings are of an excellent
language of poetry and I believe and drawings. I am in control quality.
in poetry and colour. People of the harmony the paintings Before the commencement of a
can encounter various feelings express making me the painting I can envisage
when they glance at my works conductor of my artworks; this approximately eighty percent.
and this is what I desire to is what gives me the pleasure of The other twenty percent is
accomplish. being an artist. determined in the final stages of
I believe that people today All my paintings illustrate a the painting. This twenty
purchase art for diversified story. My titles present a sense percent is where I have the
reasons. These reasons may be of direction to the public and freedom to improvise and
in conjunction with investment, furthermore encourage the arrange colors, composition
decoration and enjoyment that public to utilise their and shapes accordingly, and to
is retrieved by looking at the imagination. The titles have make a final decision.
artwork itself. In most cases I been adopted in order to trigger When I first started my career
think people purchase artwork a relationship between the as an artist I focused in the field
because they like the work. painting and the public. of commercial art. This was my
I always dreamt of focusing on I decide a painting is error, as it did not provide
an artistic career. If I were completed on the basis that it pleasure and satisfaction. I like
given the opportunity of being has good composition, there is to have independence in the
born a second time I would a relationship between colors, way of contemplating what to
follow the same path. shapes and rhythm, and the paint.
When I paint, music is paintings themselves are telling I never had anyone that
continuously being played in a story. The most important influenced me in any specific
the background. Music is moment and most professional way. I always knew what I
interrelated to my work as it question is “when is it time to wanted but was never
motivates me to paint. It helps finish a painting”. encouraged by any other person
me portray a sense of feeling In my opinion it is very to follow my dream. My
into my paintings. meaningful to make people parents wanted me to be a
The market value of my work happy. I want to shock people, successful business man.
does not affect the relationship not through ugliness but My works are not complicated
I have with painting. through beauty. I wish to offer but there are those people that
Motivation to paint I believe people a gate to another world overlook the true meaning of
comes from the heart and not where they can escape all their my paintings. It is significant
from the monetary value of the troubles and enter into a world that people concentrate not
painting itself. of happiness, excitement and only on the paintings but the
I have never actually have a feeling of well being. titles as well as this will allow
encountered a bad review, but I I have not focused my them to explore the paintings
assume that if I was to paintings in the area of story and consequently the
experience a bad review I would traditional art but more in the paintings will seldomly be
feel insulted to some extent. I area of modern art. I am overlooked.
do not paint so it can be different to other artists and

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