Bill Sutton paints a watercolour
Bill Sutton paints a watercolour
This film of Bill Sutton creating a watercolour painting in the Port Hills above Lyttelton Harbour was made by Gerard Murray and was produced and directed by Quentin Macfarlane for the Brooke Gifford Gallery. It is reproduced here with permission.
It was shown during the exhibition Nature's Own Voice (6 February – 26 July 2009).
Related reading: William Sutton
Exhibition
Nature's Own Voice
26 July 2009
Nature's Own Voice focuses on plein-air painters, who, through direct observation whilst working outdoors, aim to record the varying effects of differing light and weather conditions.
Exhibition
W.A. Sutton: A Retrospective
28 September 2003
William A. Sutton (1917–2000) was known as 'Bill' to his many friends, students and admirers. He was a 'Canterbury' man – born in Christchurch and, except for some brief periods away, lived here all his life. Bill Sutton found the landscape of the region endlessly fascinating and it provided a lifetime's source of subject matter.
Exhibition
Te Tihi o Kahukura: The Citadel of Kahukura
Selected works by Bill Sutton considered from a Kāi Tahu perspective.
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