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October 9 2013
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Making the ordinary, extraordinary u by Belinda Cullen-Reid
Dunsandel firefighters new vehicle The Dunsandel Volunteer Fire Brigade has taken possession of its new emergency response vehicle …
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For the second year in a row Selwyn firm Synlait Milk has won the Champion Global Operator Award …
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This Friday, the 32nd annual Darfield Art Week run by the Malvern Community Arts Council kicks off with over 120 artists taking up the challenge of showcasing their works. One of those is Kirwee artist Lorraine Jacobs who says when she first picked up a watercolour paintbrush, it was a practical decision to fulfill her creative whims while travelling. What’s kept her painting has become something a lot more personal. “I love it. I’m passionate about it. I’m confident in my ability,” says Lorraine, whose first creative outlet was pottery. A move to the United States of America for 12 years to work in partnership with her husband meant pottery was put on hold. Lorraine turned her hand to watercolour painting, taking lessons from Christchurch artist Judith Hitchings in the year before leaving for the States. “I discovered I had an eye for detail and for making things work. People think watercolour should be ‘pastelly’, but I like dramatic stuff. One thing I like about watercolour is you can let it make its own discoveries.” Lorraine demonstrates this technique by applying water to the canvas and then drops in some colour. What looks like a random event, dries to reveal a dramatic impression of shrubbery. “I love capturing something that I think is interesting or beautiful — capturing a moment or a particular time of day. Being able to replicate it is fascinating to me.” Landscape is where it’s at for Lorraine, who first revelled in
p To Kirwee artist Lorraine Jacobs painting provides a way of taking something ordinary and making it more
this discovery following the Canterbury snow storm of 1992. A day excursion to the snow filled hills behind Glentunnel began a lifelong affiliation with capturing snow on canvas. “With landscapes, I journey into the landscape. I think about what I’m seeing and where the light is coming from. It’s always about light.” While living in the USA Lorraine began exhibiting her work. She joined local art organisations and her work was well received at art shows. Lorraine has continued to work to improve her painting techniques.
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“A good painter is someone who is prepared to take the time and notice and observe. It is someone who is keen to capture something that fascinates them and can be bothered to learn the techniques to capture the image. My aim has always been to take the ordinary and make it more.” Now settled back in New Zealand Lorraine has set up her own studio and gallery and is passing her knowledge and passion for painting on to her students. “I like my students to go as far as possible and for most of them that’s a long way. I don’t keep my clever tricks, knowledge or techniques to myself.” ¢
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