Based at Whangarei Heads -
The
Appin Gallery McKenzie Bay, R.D. 4,
Whangarei, NEW ZEALAND
"After an adventurous life, which has taken him
from Britain, where he was born, to Spain,
Portugal, Latin America and the Caribbean, Douglas
Chown now lives and works in the idyllic setting of
McKenzie Bay, near Whangarei, on the North Island
of New Zealand.
His work, in oil and watercolour, is full of the
recollected emotions of these years, and of the
others which he has spent amid the still largely
unspoilt natural beauty of New Zealand. It is as
much subjective as it is representational - an
embodiment of strong feelings about the world and
about his own situation in it. Everything he has
experienced plays a part - pride in his Celtic
heritage, time spent growing up in Bushey near
London (then still an artists' colony), the natural
beauty of New Zealand and the violence of
contemporary world events. Nothing is done to
formula; everything comes from the heart."
Ph / Fax: +64-9-434-0819
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Email: dougie@aotea.co.nz