2011

I have internet at home again! Yay! That makes it so much easier to, well, network, and it's great! Time to update my images on here, too, in the not-too-distant future.

After a six month break, I'm back at The Learning Connexion in Wellington. I almost forgot how much I love the place. There is nowhere in the world with more colourful buildings or people. And God knows I love colour!

Time to go off to school and work on some wall sculptures for an upcoming exhibition in October. The Advanced Diploma course I'm doing at the moment includes an emphasis on materials and process, so I'm having lots of fun with lots of different experiments.

I will write again soon, but for now, it's time for me to fly.

Lorraine

2010 So Far

Hi from Lorraine,

2010 has been a very eventful year. I've already had a double exhibition with Douglas Sehnert at The Southern Cross (the second half of which goes til the end of the month) and some paintings are likely to find their way into the New Zealand Art Festival in Wellington midway through the year. I've even sold "Self Portrait in Orange and Blue" from my Strawberry Fare collection! Hopefully she has found a good home; a special one to me, she is.

LT

Invisible Movement

Hi,

A good collection of my paintings are currently up at Strawberry Fare in the heart of Wellington. It's a dessert restaurant. That means, as well as the usual food, it has the best cheesecake possible! Trust me, I've tried it.

Check out a feature I had on the largest unofficial John Frusciante website, Invisible Movement: http://www.invisible-movement.net/2009/10/six-paintings-by-lorraine-tyler. The John and Flea painting in particular seems to take on a different feel, now that John's left the band (amicably, I must note).

My next major exhibition is coming up at The Southern Cross, a restaurant with a specialized gallery space in Wellington. It'll run from the beginning of April to the end of May. Doug Sehnert, another Wellington artist, will be showing his art too. It'll be a fun-filled, bold display. And don't forget the mouthwatering texture. ;)

Now that I have a few specialized paintings temporarily not on display, I've decided to put them on trademe.co.nz (New Zealand's home for online auctions and classifieds). Interested in rugby or rock'n'roll? Go and take a look!

Lorraine

Opening Night

Opening Night went very well. People had a good time both up in the function room and looking around at the paintings in the other rooms. There was a real "buzz" in the air. I'd just like to say thank you to all those who showed up in support of my artwork. Since opening night, I've been my task-oriented self, trying to think up ideas for the next big exhibition; I'm thinking of something with 3-D and 2-D, within an installation, based around a central theme. The mind boggles, in a good way.

Lorraine

The Set-up

Hi,

Today my housemate Kathy helped me set up my "Colourful Personalities" Exhibition at Parade Cafe. It took two hours, but we were really happy with the result. Each of the three rooms I exhibit in has a sense of balance and I'd like to think those paintings are quite eye-catching for the customers there. The opening night celebrations, tomorrow at 5:30, will be very exciting indeed. It looks like there will be a good turn-out. Everyone will have fun, and enjoy the drinks and nibbles. Look for me tomorrow night; I'll be the one in the black dress with the fur wrap ;)

Lorraine

Show at Parade Cafe

This week the art director at the Parade Cafe on Oriental Parade and I have confirmed that I will have a show there. The show will go from Monday, October 12th to Monday, December 7th and my paintings will be throughout the cafe. That's three rooms; so excited!

Not too tough

Hello, I think I might actually be happy with my blog for now. Time to go and have something to eat. Computers have the amazing power of making you skip your lunch.