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AddBy: Graham L Schaef30th Apr 2019 9:45PMThis could be Gordon Pettigrew. Gordon used to sell his works from the site he was painting. You can see his works laid out around him. Would the Car/Wagon be an Holden?
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Heather and Basil Detlaff replied:
Gordon Pettigrew was an accountant in a ChCh bank. When he retired he traveled through the Westcoast painting scenes and old buildings, etc. He was very independent and would not accept a bed for the night. He slept in, and worked from his car. We have three of his paintings. The most expensive one was $70.00 and was beautifully framed. He has a lovely memorial stone behind the Arthur's Pass Church - it has quite moving words on it. Gordon was a real gentleman. One of his paintings he did for us was at our request. It is of the miners hut featured in P.R.May's" Goldtown" book. The hut belonged to a family member. When he delivered it to us we said could he put smoke coming out the chimney. On the bonnet of his car he lay the painting and with his finger and a dab of paint he gave us smoke!!
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Heather and Basil Detlaff replied:
Gordon Pettigrew was an accountant in a ChCh bank. When he retired he traveled through the Westcoast painting scenes and old buildings, etc. He was very independent and would not accept a bed for the night. He slept in, and worked from his car. We have three of his paintings. The most expensive one was $70.00 and was beautifully framed. He has a lovely memorial stone behind the Arthur's Pass Church - it has quite moving words on it. Gordon was a real gentleman. One of his paintings he did for us was at our request. It is of the miners hut featured in P.R.May's" Goldtown" book. The hut belonged to a family member. When he delivered it to us we said could he put smoke coming out the chimney. On the bonnet of his car he lay the painting and with his finger and a dab of paint he gave us smoke!!
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Date Created30th April 2019CommentsLyn Moe Im not sure but in the 80,s there was a older guy on the Coast painting and sleeping in his Holden car. He had been a Banker I think and took on painting late. I have one of his paintings a my daughter has one. His name was Gordon Pettigrew, I have seen a few of his paintings around.Then one time he was showing and selling them in Farmers with a woman P Armstrong I also have one of hers. Could be.
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Wayne Lyons
Wayne Lyons correct Lyn it is the late Gordon Pettigrew. I purchased about 12 of his paintings to hang on the walls of Lamb & Hayward’s Kerr’s Road chapel in 1991
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Lyn Moe Thanks Wayne Lyons. It was a long time ago, I guess he would be well gone, nice old guy.
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Wayne Lyons
Wayne Lyons Yes. He was a nice guy. I first meet him on the shore of lake Kanarie asleep on the back seat of his Holden an a unfinished painting of the lake on a easel along side of the car.
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Nana Pop Detlaff Gordon Pettigrew was an accountant in a ChCh bank. When he retired he traveled through the Westcoast painting scenes and old buildings, etc. He was very independent and would not accept a bed for the night. He slept in, and worked from his car. We have three of his paintings. The most expensive one was $70.00 and was beautifully framed. He has a lovely memorial stone behind the Arthur's Pass Church - it has quite moving words on it. Gordon was a real gentleman. One of his paintings he did for us was at our request. It is of the miners hut featured in P.R.May's" Goldtown" book. The hut belonged to a family member. When he delivered it to us we said could he put smoke coming out the chimney. On the bonnet of his car he lay the painting and with his finger and a dab of paint he gave us smoke!!
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Whoever he is, he looks like Hardy Browning, who is, of course, a well-known potter. Maybe he painted as well?
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Bob McKerrow
Bob McKerrow Thanks Lyn Moe. I forgot to ask his name as I was spellbound by the quality and detail in his paintings. This was taken just North of Franz near the Tartare bridge.Must have been around 1991.
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe Good photo Bob McKerrow
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe When I worked at Dixon house a resident had a nice painting of lake Kaniere painted by him.
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Here's Hardy. He wore the same sort of clothes for work.
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Janey Thomas
Janey Thomas Could this post be made public and I’ll share it on a couple of nz art group pages...
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Bob McKerrow Janey Thomas No problem
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Pete Lusk
Pete Lusk Hardy was a miner at Blackball. When they got laid off the govt sent a potter, Yvonne Rust, to give them a skill. Hardy produced some big casserole dishes. He had sayings from Chaiman Mao written on them like Dare To Struggle, Dare To Win..
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Pete Lusk I hope some of his pottery survives.
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Janey Thomas Bob McKerrow Thanks but can't share it yet...
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John Anderson Pete Lusk I knew Yvonne Rust she lived on the same road as us in Whangarei ....very active in Forest& Bird ..
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Heather Newby
Heather Newby John Anderson she taught me art at greymouth high school.. 1968-69
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John Anderson Heather Newby Must have been from a pioneering Whangarei family,one of the main St is called Rust Avenue
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John Anderson Heather &Pete...Shows how small N.Z is ,Yvonne being so widely known ,I seen to recall her original studio being at Parua Bay .I believe she left her property and a largest block of land on Whangarei,s Western Hills to Forest &Bird .....that land is now adjacent to Whangarei Hanging Gardens created from a disused quarry .
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Pete Lusk Hardy and his wife lived opposite me and since Pottery was all the rage then, I used to buy up his seconds for daily use. I later bought or was given a number of other pieces. He was a great chap, and would make things to order, one amazing one is a colander. Don't use it as that any more but it is great for feeding lots of different coloured wools for making multi-yarned designer items. Heavy enough for the whole lot to stay out while you were working.
His daughter Valda was ahead of me at school.
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Hardy Browning dressed just like the man in the photograph, and even holds his chin jutted out at exactly the same angle. He was taught by Yvonne Rust. She would have encouraged all forms of art in her classes till her students discovered their strength and niche in the art world. Pic to follow
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Here it is.
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Heather Newby
Heather Newby Mary Moffitt she taught me art at high school school 1968-69
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe one of Gordon Pettigrew's Wayne Lyons.
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Greg Spark
Greg Spark What a wonderful way to leave your mark on the world once you've passed on!
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Wayne Lyons
Wayne Lyons correct Lyn it is the late Gordon Pettigrew. I purchased about 12 of his paintings to hang on the walls of Lamb & Hayward’s Kerr’s Road chapel in 1991
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe Thanks Wayne Lyons. It was a long time ago, I guess he would be well gone, nice old guy.
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Wayne Lyons
Wayne Lyons Yes. He was a nice guy. I first meet him on the shore of lake Kanarie asleep on the back seat of his Holden an a unfinished painting of the lake on a easel along side of the car.
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Nana Pop Detlaff
Nana Pop Detlaff Gordon Pettigrew was an accountant in a ChCh bank. When he retired he traveled through the Westcoast painting scenes and old buildings, etc. He was very independent and would not accept a bed for the night. He slept in, and worked from his car. We have three of his paintings. The most expensive one was $70.00 and was beautifully framed. He has a lovely memorial stone behind the Arthur's Pass Church - it has quite moving words on it. Gordon was a real gentleman. One of his paintings he did for us was at our request. It is of the miners hut featured in P.R.May's" Goldtown" book. The hut belonged to a family member. When he delivered it to us we said could he put smoke coming out the chimney. On the bonnet of his car he lay the painting and with his finger and a dab of paint he gave us smoke!!
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Whoever he is, he looks like Hardy Browning, who is, of course, a well-known potter. Maybe he painted as well?
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Bob McKerrow
Bob McKerrow Thanks Lyn Moe. I forgot to ask his name as I was spellbound by the quality and detail in his paintings. This was taken just North of Franz near the Tartare bridge.Must have been around 1991.
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe Good photo Bob McKerrow
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe When I worked at Dixon house a resident had a nice painting of lake Kaniere painted by him.
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Here's Hardy. He wore the same sort of clothes for work.
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Janey Thomas
Janey Thomas Could this post be made public and I’ll share it on a couple of nz art group pages...
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Bob McKerrow
Bob McKerrow Janey Thomas No problem
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Pete Lusk
Pete Lusk Hardy was a miner at Blackball. When they got laid off the govt sent a potter, Yvonne Rust, to give them a skill. Hardy produced some big casserole dishes. He had sayings from Chaiman Mao written on them like Dare To Struggle, Dare To Win..
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Pete Lusk
Pete Lusk I hope some of his pottery survives.
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Janey Thomas Bob McKerrow Thanks but can't share it yet...
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John Anderson Pete Lusk I knew Yvonne Rust she lived on the same road as us in Whangarei ....very active in Forest& Bird ..
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Heather Newby
Heather Newby John Anderson she taught me art at greymouth high school.. 1968-69
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John Anderson
John Anderson Heather Newby Must have been from a pioneering Whangarei family,one of the main St is called Rust Avenue
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John Anderson
John Anderson Heather &Pete...Shows how small N.Z is ,Yvonne being so widely known ,I seen to recall her original studio being at Parua Bay .I believe she left her property and a largest block of land on Whangarei,s Western Hills to Forest &Bird .....that land is now adjacent to Whangarei Hanging Gardens created from a disused quarry .
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Pete Lusk Hardy and his wife lived opposite me and since Pottery was all the rage then, I used to buy up his seconds for daily use. I later bought or was given a number of other pieces. He was a great chap, and would make things to order, one amazing one is a colander. Don't use it as that any more but it is great for feeding lots of different coloured wools for making multi-yarned designer items. Heavy enough for the whole lot to stay out while you were working.
His daughter Valda was ahead of me at school.
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Laura Mills Detlaff
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Hardy Browning dressed just like the man in the photograph, and even holds his chin jutted out at exactly the same angle. He was taught by Yvonne Rust. She would have encouraged all forms of art in her classes till her students discovered their strength and niche in the art world. Pic to follow
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Mary Moffitt
Mary Moffitt Here it is.
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Heather Newby Mary Moffitt she taught me art at high school school 1968-69
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Lyn Moe one of Gordon Pettigrew's Wayne Lyons.
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Greg Spark
Greg Spark What a wonderful way to leave your mark on the world once you've passed on!
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