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People and Places
by Paul Hanrahan
This book offers a rare insight
into the vision and talents of one of New Zealand’s foremost
watercolour artists. Paul Hanrahan who was once described
as having been ‘born with a pencil in his hand’ has gone on
to utilise his talents in a career of illustration, art, and
architectural design.
When he moved out of big city
life, he concentrated on developing the most difficult of
all art disciplines, that of water-colour painting. He has
of course excelled in this by any international measure, and
is one of the very few who can capture figures in action.
In the first pages of the book,
he shows a collection of his ‘on location’ sketches in both
watercolour and pencil, capturing distinctive aspects of New
Zealand life; from the quirky to the spectacular, set in backgrounds
of both grandeur and the familiar. Town, country, people at
work and at play, and the changing seasons in landscape and
seascape. Then in the final chapters, he shows his portraits
and some of the finished works, most of which have found appreciative
homes among the large group of discerning buyers who cause
the almost sell-out shows whenever he exhibits throughout
New Zealand.
This book is an essential for New Zealanders
at home or abroad and for watercolour lovers everywhere.
Published by Saint Publishing in 2006.
Price: $50.00 (plus packing and postage for overseas orders).To
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