Denise Simmonds: Detailed Accuracy

SummaryTauranga artist Denise Simmonds was denied the chance to follow a creative bent while she was at secondary school in Wellington. She waited for almost 40 years before she got the chance and the opportunity to pursue her dream to be an artist. The rest, as they say, is history. Last edited by: Megan

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'Graham Clyde Henry - In His Element'-2007.Watercolour 420x180mm

Completely self-taught, Denise paints exclusively with water colours in a realist style producing paintings across all subjects. Equally at home painting seascapes, landscapes and still life, it is the detailed accuracy in her portrait painting that shows through. After only four years with the brush she was awarded one of two highly commended placings in the 2008 Adam Portraiture Award with her painting 'Graham Clyde Henry-In His Element'. Lily Koltun, the adjudicator and curator of the Portrait Gallery of Canada, described Denise as having, "exquisite control of her medium". Denise has participated in the Tauranga Garden and Art Festival, the Bethlehem College Art Exhibition, the Wai-Art Awards in 2009 and is a Member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington.As an invited artist she took part in the Wellington 'Art In Action' weekend in 2008 where the public are invited to visit and interact with artists at work.

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'Ancient Beauty'-2008. Watercolour 220x220mm

In her exceptional still life 'Ancient Beauty' Denise shows us her superb sense of colour, attention to detail and use of pictorial space.In 2009, Denise was chosen to design and paint the artwork for Vanuatu Post's Darwin Bicentennial Stamp Issue on the strength of her portrait painting ability. "It was a great opportunity and I enjoyed the challenge," says Denise. While relatively new to the art scene Denise is gaining widespread recognition and commission work for her stunning portraits.From time to time her work can be seen exhibited at Harrison's Gallery on 11th Avenue in Tauranga. Contact Denise by email at rd.dl.simmonds@xtra.co.nz

by Pete Morris (2010).

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