THE ART OF :JANE-LOUISE: KELLAHAN
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ABOUT
Wellington born, Wanaka-based artist Jane Kellahan has 25 years experience to back herself up with. Her evocative, atmospheric and thought-provoking paintings, often conveying an environmental message, have won her numerous national and international accolades. Crafted onto canvas, paper and wood, Jane’s work incorporates organic materials gathered from the southern lakes district with sensuous oils and mediums and 24ct gold leaf to create compelling visual textures that convey depth, potency and an exquisite dance of light. Jane also creates ceramics, sculpture and photography and regularly runs creative workshops for children and adults.
“Jane’s work is atmospheric, virtuosic in its use of paint, rich in technique and conveys a
relentless search to explore the essence and physicality of her medium.” Vincent Ward, Film Director/Artist, New Zealand
WORKSHOPS
Adult Workshops
These workshops will help you paint freely, emotively and give you confidence and direction. Jane will take you through the planning process, teaching you a safe proof method of how to make a great work of art. She draws on her 25 years’ experience of developing unique techniques and processes helping you prepare a canvas and bringing it to life.
One day, one - $500
One day, no more than four - $420 each
One day, no more than eight - $300 each
All materials supplied excluding art boards
BEEFORE THE END, LONDON BIENNALE 2019
At the top of the painting, it is full of life. Bees, a beehive, cherry blossom, gold droplets of pollen and water. In the centre, a human figure starts to weaken. As our eyes move down, life is deteriorating fast. Parts of the paint are even flaking off, revealing the underneath surface and emphasizing that is everything is falling apart. The figures backside holds a secret message, "If we cant be arsed making massive change, we will go down". The painting is crying because it is dying.
The bees are falling to their death, the leaves have dried, as too are the flower petals. All that is left is a pile of dead, decaying bees. Once the painting is hung on the white wall at Chelsea Old Town Hall on London's Kings Road, underneath the painting you will see a pile of real bees that died by drowning in Lake Wanaka. https://www.stuff.co.nz/domini...
THE UNVEILING AT WANAKA FINE ART GALLERY
Taylor Pass Honey came along to the unveiling with their live bees and gave a presentation on the importance of Bees. Wine was donated by Two Degrees Vineyard.