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CONTACTSTUDIO:97 Botany Road, Howick, Auckland, New Zealand EMAIL: fineartnewzealand@gmail.com All artwork, painting, drawing, text & images on this website are under copyright and may not be used in any form without the express permission of the artist. © 2010 A. D. Sutton
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ALBERT DAVID SUTTON
AWARDS Merit 1993 Pumphouse Art Awards After the Nightmare Patron's Choice 1999 Pakuranga Arts Members Exhibition Some Days You Can See For Miles Merit 2000 Pakuranga Summer Arts Festival Cabin at Fern Creek Merit 2000 Pakuranga Members Exhibition The Abyss Finalist 2003 Waikato National Art Awards Reclamation Merit Open Painting Royal New Zealand Easter Show 2005 Whispers of the Deep Finalist 2008 Tauranga National Art Awards Dissolution of Eternity Merit Acrylic Open Royal New Zealand Easter Show 2009 Magic Mountain Third Place Royal New Zealand Easter Show Art on Board 2010 We Are All Made Of Stars |
I have always had a general love of drawing and painting. As a child I kept sketch books in which I would draw my favourite Marvel characters, military vehicles, planes, and all those boyish things. My love for art stayed with me into adulthood with a growing interest for the great Masters of Art and my library of books reflects that.
I have dedicated my life to my artistic feelings and have sacrificed a normal life of relationships, family and careers to be able to pursue my art unencumbered. My educational life includes
a BSc in Terrestrial Ecology and a Certificate in Computer Publishing and Design. Entirely self taught, apart from a few high school years, I began with student quality Acrylics and then moved on to Oils in my late teens. Early paintings were composed on stock standard canvas board with a progression to acid free Artboard and now to prepared mdf board. Influences and inspiration comes from the Masters of Art, music, travels, imagination. My preferred colours include: Naples Yellow, Prussian Blue, Indian/Venetian Red, Yellow Orche, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber. My favourite artists include Henry Fuseli, Paul Delaroche, Leonardo da Vinci and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres to name a few. Since 2005 I have also begun to paint under the nom de plume Pierre Citrouille. Paintings signed under this alias reflect more modern, abstract and experimental work which I wish to keep seperate from my traditional and classical work signed A D Sutton, however all works contain my monogram logo. Pierre Citrouille paintings show this monogram after the signature. A D Sutton paintings have this monogram hidden within the painting. Paintings for sale on this site may be viewed by appointment at my studio/gallery in Howick. |
