picks from the collection

By Airi Hashimoto
M3D6 Natural

Peter Collingwood M3D6 Natural  

A kite? A musical instrument?

View from the Pier

Russell Clark View from the Pier 1964

It could hurt to be hit by one of these waves.

Rickmersworth Church

John Pye Rickmersworth Church  

This tree was split by lightening.

George Clausen R.A

Francis Dodd George Clausen R.A 1914

A portrait filled with light.

Old Houses

Gennie de Lange Old Houses  

A strange kind of doll house.

Waterfall

A. Carmichael Waterfall c. 1890

A bridge in the middle of nowhere.

Urban Memory

Peter Siddell Urban Memory 1982

I like the amount of detail given to both the exterior and interior of the house.

Holy Holy Holy

Richard McWhannell Holy Holy Holy 1987

Interesting object at the far back.

Hills and Plains, Waikari

Bill Sutton Hills and Plains, Waikari 1956

These patches of farmland remind me of tatami mats.

Helen Graham Chalmers and her mother

Frank Bramley Helen Graham Chalmers and her mother 1908

You can almost see the texture of the glass projected onto the wall by the sunlight.

Sight After Sight

Neil Frazer Sight After Sight 1991

I like the title very much.

Untitled [facade of buildings]

Bill Sutton Untitled [facade of buildings]  

A beautiful example of the combined use of line and wash.

Untitled

Toss Woollaston Untitled 1961

Another example of the combined use of line and wash - this time achieving a very different, expressionistic effect.

Beyond Porter’s Pass IV

Doris Lusk Beyond Porter’s Pass IV 1969

The way the different colours mix into one another in the central part of this water color reminds me of something... another work by someone?