Tony Milner slammed on his car brakes if a photo opportunity aligning with his Suter Art Gallery exhibition theme caught his eye.
The Nelson Suter Art Society member says his first solo exhibition at the Bridge St gallery is titled, Life’s Simple Pleasures, and gives viewers a moment to “open their eyes and smell the roses” in an increasingly hectic world.
“There’s too much bad stuff happening in the world and there’s also a lot of good stuff, but we’re too engaged with the bad stuff, so the idea of the exhibition is for people to open their eyes and smell the roses as they say,” he says.
“It’s all there to be seen, it’s just a matter of being aware and that it’s not all bad.
“I carry a camera with me all the time, and I can slam on the brakes in my car and jump out and take a photo of something that takes my attention and interest.”
Tony says his exhibition paintings, which have been crafted over two years from his home-based Atawhai studio, included one of railway workers near Founders Park on their tea break.
He says his exhibition will be on display at the Suter Gallery’s McKee Room from 9:30am to 4:30pm until 19 November.
“I encourage people to go along and have a look and hopefully be inspired,” he says.
