Robyn Barclay has
spent all her life in the Waikato, leaving school to become a teacher.
Later after raising a family of four, she did Interior Design part
time. In 1991 she began to paint and by 1997 was painting full-time,
having opened her own gallery in Cambridge with husband Wayne Sinclair.
During
this time Robyn had won major art awards, taught adult art classes and
travelled the world in search of inspiration for her paintings. Her
forte is an impressionist style where she is fast developing a
reputation for fine works with an emphasis on strong, rich colour.
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Wayne Sinclair spent his school years in Blenheim - leaving to train as a Display Artist.
A
self-taught artist, he took up the brush in 1968 - shifted to Hamilton
and in 1972 made painting his profession, becoming a full time artist.
During this time he has won many major N.Z. Art Awards - travelled the
world, taught adult painting classes around the Waikato area and opened
own art gallery in Cambridge in 1997 with wife, artist Robyn Barclay.
Wayne
has a varied approach to his work - The subject dictates the style. The
concept sometimes being colour, light or detail. Subjects vary from
typical N.Z. landscapes, bush, coastal, horses and English, French,
Spanish and Italian themes as a result of his travels. Wayne has
paintings in large and prestigious collections around the world.
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