Show 160 – Jane Parson (Mercury Bay Art Escape)Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Leo Magri)Meet Jane ParsonJane is a printmaker and painter and works from her home studio at Hahei.Born and raised on the edge of the Mackenzie Country in the South Island thesimplicity of the landscape, along with the shapes and the colours of the region, haveinfluenced her creative endeavours ever since.A career as a graphic artist in advertising agencies, founding partnership in TheHang Up Gallery (now called The Parnell Gallery) in Parnell Auckland, while alsoworking as a cabin crew member preceded a move to San Francisco for seven yearswhere she took classes in watercolour painting. The return to New Zealand saw herowning a homewares store in Auckland for 15 years before retiring with her husbandto Hahei and involvement as a Trustee with administration and fundraising roles forMercury Bay Art Escape for over 12 years.Jane enjoys painting in acrylic, cold wax medium and natural pigments. Printmakingalso forms an integral part of her art practice.The natural pigments used in some works are sourced from the very varied organiccolours of the Coromandel clays. In her printmaking she uses collagraph, monotypeand etching techniques and sometimes a combination of several of these plates tocreate an image.Janes works can be found in collections in New Zealand, Australia and the UK and at the Mercury Bay Art Escape Open Studios.ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and thrive.

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