Exhibition Of Australian Paintings

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30065, 25 February 1963, Page 2

Exhibition Of Australian Paintings

—John S. Loxton Hay’s Roof Hall If you enjoy Art that portrays in Masterly fashion the whole gamut of nature from the cool, rugged grandeur of snow capped Alps to the fiery, searing terrain of Central Australia, this Exhibition is a must. Long recognised as one of Australia’s leading water colourists, particularly for his sensitive interpretation of the outdoors, Mr Loxton has in recent years turned to oils. This Exhibition presents some forty paintings, not previously shown.

Mr Loxton has staged many successful Exhibitions over toe years and in 1948 whilst painting and studying in England and toe Continent, his work was exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Water Colour Society’s Galleries in London. This Exhibition is toe outcome of a meeting with Sir James Hay during the Adelaide Arts Festival last year, and being Mr Loxton’* first New Zeeland showing will give many the opportunity of viewing and purchasing his work. The Exhibition is in Hay’s Roof Hall and will be open to toe public from February 25 to March 1 during store hour*. Mr Loxton will be in attendance. Were you one of the disappointed people who did not manage to see toe set pieces displayed for toe Royal Visit to toe Botanical Gardens? Well, especially for you. Hay’s have transferred to toe Roof Hall toe lilliputian replica of toe Queen’* golden coach. Almost completely covered in flower*, of which some five thousand were used, the rich reds and golds of toe coach and toe irresistible charm of toe diminutive outrider* on their gaily caparisoned mounts are a perfect foil to toe cod woodland greens of the setting. Bring toe children to see this delightful display . . . they will feel fairyland has arrived just for Floral Week.