December 1 - Notice
The spammers are at it again and if you are being spammed with my emails' handles please know that they do not come from me but that they come from some server sending out with stolen addresses. Sheesh! You'd think they'd have something more constructive to do than prime spamming robots.
 

Thanks to everyone who came to the open day at the gallery.

To see the Examiner Newspaper video interview click here or on the picture.

The day was in fullest sunshine following the 3 inches of rain on the previous day. That's Tasmania! :)

Here is the video link in full string:

http://www.examiner.com.au/multimedia/32099/zaadstra-art-gallery-at-gravelly-beach.aspx?page=1

A previous video interview from 2010 is at:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2010/06/03/2917220.htm?site=northtas

Greetings,

On the left are drawings on canvas of paintings in progress.

These are planned to be for the exhibition at "Local Images", Penola, March 4th.

Featured here are:

• GSP with partridge - drawn in for oil painting on Belgian linen 50 x 40 cm
• Fighting Pheasants - on Belgian Linen 76 x 61 cm
• Cape Buffon with pigeons winging the air currents by the cliffs
  - to be an oil on Belgian Linen 61 x 76 cm

Above is a drawing of 1985 and I photographed it last month as it was being framed at Mount Gambier.

Announcement:

We are planning to open our gallery to the public as from the 13th of October.
An email notice will follow soon.

September 2011

Greetings,

On Wednesday I'm delivering this 'Kelpie' painting. It's a commission I accepted nearly 6 months ago and design changes meant the project and delivery took longer than I had expected.

'Shine'
Oil on Belgian Linen on keyed stretcher
24 inches x 36 inches

Anyone wishing to commission me should read the 'Commissioning the Artist' module via the 'Showcases' menu on the left.

G'Day,

While in Cairns I touched up and varnished this artwork on the left. It was painted in 1993 and purchased by a client who hung it in his living room. Over the years the humidity affected several small areas and I repaired them before applying a final varnish that returned the colours brightly. The extreme tropical conditions really do punish artworks. Blooming of varnish can happen and oil pigments are often noticed to lose binding properties. I have also seen the gesso base get offended by constant exposure to humid moisture. So, it pays to hang art in more benign conditions I think.

Oil on Gesso Panel 36 inches x 48 inches

Hello,

I'm travelling to Cairns to research my Far North Queensland section to feature in the 'High Thunder' magazine. I lived at Kuranda during 1992 - 1993 and wrote a number of stories that remain unpublished. I also painted a series of paintings that have never been exhibited. I intend to publish quite a few in the magazine soon. They'll join other sections featuring 'kelpies', 'fly fishing', and many more subjects that I find interesting. More next month...

The latest artworks from my studio are exhibited on my web site entry pages.

These artworks are for sale and no commission is charged.

Although all artworks are unframed if you want framing it can be arranged.

All purchases are via myself and very private and secure.

Pieter

My next exhibition is pencilled in to be at Local Images, Penola, South Australia, in February 2012.

Details and schedules are available from Amelia Balnaves who is the gallery curator.

The artworks are presented in the traditional oil painting manner - Belgian Linen on keyed stretcher.

Drawings on synthetic paper are featured.

Selected book illustrations from my publications are on show too.

Check out this news update online file in the future for more details.

Pieter