Four Sight

A challenge was thrown down to four local artists to create four works each on a common theme for an exhibition at Hauraki House, Coromandel in February.

Riding on their successful two-woman show Double Vision, Diann Cade and Jan Linklater have this year combined with two well-known artist friends to produce 16 paintings inspired by "Cloth of Heaven" a poem by Yeats. This has given them huge scope for their varied styles and interpretations which should result in exciting and contrasting compositions.

Diann, whose background is Architectural design and Graphics has been experimenting with a looser paint application leading to moody cloudscapes or lively semiabstract works with fluid lines.

Jan Linklater, a scientist turned painter, uses landscapes, abstracts and figures to express her love of strong colour. She has found a sense of drama in the poem which is reflected in this year's paintings.
Jan Panther expresses her passion for landscape in large, vigorous oil paintings she describes as modern realism. Favouring a blue/green palette with lots of colour mixing, her energy is apparent in her brushstrokes and individual take on local scenes.

In huge contrast, Linda Sampson uses a limited palette of just five colours mainly unmixed, to create super-real paintings which often reflect her sense of humour. Subjects vary from her car series, very popular with the men, to swimming figures and still life with flamingo. Her more serious stunning textile piece inspired by the poem title, Cloth of Heaven, will take centre stage.

All works will be for sale.