arrowtown autumn festival art exhibition - 2015 with artist Renee Walden

arrowtown autumn festival art exhibition - 2015

29 April 2015

"In My Backyard" series of paintings by Wanaka artist Renee Walden

I am super excited to have 3 of my paintings selected to be in this years Arrowtown Autumn Festival Art Exhibition. This is the first year I have entered pieces in this exhibition.

Here I am looking super pleased with myself. And with my paintings hung in very prestigious company too - premier painting award winner, Jasmine Middlebrook, has her painting above my three.

My paintings are - Crazy Poppy Heads, A New Dawn and Summer Dreaming.

The exhibition runs until 10 May.
Lakes District Museum & Gallery
49 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown, New Zealand

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