Suter Art Gallery, Nelson

Nelson claims to have an exciting arty café culture by the sea. I can't say I'm convinced, though the weird place I stayed in in Mapua might be an example. And the Suter Art Gallery is terrific - far better than anything I know of in Welington. Most of the photos below are from my recent visit, but there are a few at the end from an earlier trip.

From an ealier trip, a few paintings by Jane Evans - ‘Rooster Strutting to an Audience Enthralled’, ‘Summer Siesta’ and ‘Flowers from Vence’. Strong echoes of Chagall and Matiise, I guess.

The art gallery also had a wall-display of painting by local children of their friends and teachers. Since they’d obviously done it as a class and used very similar materials, it made a rather nice effect…