Cotton Duck Reviews

Matthew Browne - Artist

Matthew's canvas of coice is 12oz 100% Cotton Duck Artist Canvas for small to medium sized workd and a heavier 15oz for larger sized works up to 2 metres.  "Both the 12oz and 15oz cotton duck are sourced directly for the artist market and provide a consistent, quality product at a very competitive cost.  Both weights of canvas stretch beautifully and carefully prepared provide a responsive surface with a good degree of 'tooth'.  Additionally, both weights of canvas remain nicely taut once stretched, an important consideration, paricularly with New Zealand's constantly shifting atmospheric conditions which can tend to cause frequent expansion and contraction of canvas threads.  Brendan's thorough knowledge of his products means that I can purchase with confidence". 

Matthew Browne has been exhibiting solo since 1986 and has work in private collections in New Zealand, Australia, England, Denmark, Singapore and the United States.  In New Zealand he is represented in the permanent collections of the James Wallace Arts Trust and the Parliamentary Collection, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.  Browne also has work in the collection of The Royal Overseas League, London.

For more information on Matthew visit http://www.artisgallery.co.nz/artists.asp?id=133

John Pule - Artist

Since 1991 John Pule has exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific and Asia.  Pule has held residencies at the Cultural Museum in Rarotonga in 2003, and at GAlerie Romerpotheke in Zurich in 2005. Pule's work has been represented in two Asia-Pacific Triennials at the Queensland Art Gallery, and in 2004 he exhibited as part of Paradise Now! at the Asia Society in New York - the largest exhibition of New Zealand art held since Te Maori in 1984.  A published author, Pule has completed three novels and is also an accomplished poet.  In 2004 he was honoured with the prestigious Laureate Award from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.  For the past 25 years John has been using 15oz and 18oz cotton duck canvas. This weight of canvas has suited John's unstretched canvas works.  "The 15oz and 18oz has the tooth and strength I am looking for when doing large works.  The rough textured look expresses the message I am trying to achieve with the heavier canvas look".  For more informaiton on John's work visit http://www.gowlangsordgallery.co.nz/artists/johnpule