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.

Designed by Denis Robinson this book is an essential read for New Zealanders at home or abroad and for watercolour lovers everywhere.

Published by Saint Publishing in 2006.
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