{"id":9021,"date":"2021-11-22T14:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T03:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paranapleartscentre.com.au\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=9021"},"modified":"2021-11-22T14:52:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T03:52:28","slug":"stephenlees2021","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.paranapleartscentre.com.au\/events\/stephenlees2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting Places: Past and Present &#8211; Stephen Lees Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><em>Painting Places:<br \/>\nPast and Present<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>STEPHEN LEES<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 December 2021 &#8211; 29 January 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nMain Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lees has been devoted to painting the Tasmanian landscape since he arrived in Devonport 45 years ago from Sydney to teach drawing, painting and art history at the local TAFE in Devonport as well as the college in Burnie. With <em>Painting Places: Past and Present<\/em> Lees returns to the town where this whole venture began. The exhibition is not a survey show as such but some key paintings from the past are included to illustrate how his vision of the Tasmanian landscape has evolved. <em>Painting Places: Past and Present<\/em> is highly representative of Lees\u2019 working practice and his pursuit of Tasmanian colour and light.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9022 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleartscentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stephen-Lees-Cradle-in-the-Wind-Oil-on-linen-198-x-305-cm-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleartscentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stephen-Lees-Cradle-in-the-Wind-Oil-on-linen-198-x-305-cm-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.paranapleartscentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stephen-Lees-Cradle-in-the-Wind-Oil-on-linen-198-x-305-cm-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/www.paranapleartscentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stephen-Lees-Cradle-in-the-Wind-Oil-on-linen-198-x-305-cm.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image details: Stephen Lees, <em>Cradle in the Wind<\/em>, Oil on linen, 198 x 305 cm<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>Official Opening:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 3 December at 6pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a free event, but numbers are limited. RSVP is essential to <a href=\"mailto:artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au\">artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Painting Places: Past and Present STEPHEN LEES 4 December 2021 &#8211; 29 January 2022 Main Gallery Lees has been devoted to painting the Tasmanian landscape since he arrived in Devonport 45 years ago from Sydney to teach drawing, painting and art history at the local TAFE in Devonport as well as the college in Burnie. 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