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Tut Blumental’s large work Soothing Nights has been donated to the hospice exhibition.
Harbour Hospice is hosting its 15th Art Exhibition and Sale over Queen’s Birthday weekend at Estuary Arts Centre in Ōrewa.
With more than 400 works from 90 artists, this is one of the largest exhibitions held on the Hibiscus Coast.
Twenty four new artists are taking part and works will be made with acrylics, watercolours, pastels and oils on paper, canvas and board. In addition there will be ceramics, glassware, metal, photography and giclee prints.
It is the third time that Ōrewa’s Tut Blumental has donated her paintings to the hospice show.
The Ōrewa artist has enjoyed painting as a hobby ever since she was at college in Israel. She moved to NZ in 2006 and, after working as a graphic artist, began painting full time a few years ago.
Her studio is a compact space in the garage, shared with the family’s many bikes. Here she creates large and small-scale abstract landscapes, often with some realistic details included.
“I want people to feel a connection with places they have been, rather than depicting an exact scene,” Tut says. “Abstract work creates a feeling and every person sees something different in it.”
The large work she is donating to this exhibition is called Soothing Nights. “It’s a special piece with a calm feeling and I think it’s perfect for a community event like the hospice show.”
Jill Bryce began painting around 20 years ago, but after several clay courses at Estuary Arts she has begun a love affair with making ceramic works, hand building each piece.
As well as making figures, she winds ribbons of clay into curves, which are mounted on wooden bases.
“Ceramics require patience, as it’s a long involved process,” she says. “The colours are also more variable than the paints I’m used to.”
Often her works are inspired by views of the sea from the studio in her Army Bay home. Jill has two works in the hospice show – a ceramic figure called Henry and an abstract painting Rubix Cube gone Wrong.
“I’ve done several hospice art shows – it began when my sister and mother had cancer and were cared for at hospice,” she says.
Hibiscus Hospice’s Art Exhibition and Sale is on Queen’s Birthday Weekend, Friday, June 4 to Monday, June 7 at Estuary Arts Centre, 214B Hibiscus Coast Highway, Ōrewa. Entry by donation. Works range in price from $20 to over $4000 and a percentage of all sales support the services provided by Hibiscus Hospice in Red Beach.
The exhibit opens with a ticketed preview and auction on Thursday, June 3.
Details: June 4-7, Harbour Hospice Art Exhibition and Sale, Estuary Arts Centre, Western Reserve, Ōrewa, Friday to Sunday 9am-4pm, Monday 9am-2pm. Hundreds of works for sale. Entry by donation.
