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Online Store The online store is under construction but in the meantime you can still purchase from us. There are books and lithographs as shown below and we also have a large selection of posters and cards available. To view these please visit www.artyone.com and put Grahame Sydney in the search tab. Once you have made your purchase selection, please email heidi@grahamesydney.com quoting the title, code and image size and we will process your order. We apologise for this temporary inconvenience. All prices are in NZ dollars and exclude shipping costs. BOOKS - All books purchased through www.grahamesydney.com are author signed at no extra charge. Please ask Heidi if you would like a personal inscription and we will see what we can do. |
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Promised Land: From Dunedin to the Dunstan Goldfields Author: Grahame Sydney Promised Land is an illustrated history of Central Otago's settlement by one of the region's most vocal advocates, artist Grahame Sydney. Before gold was discovered there in 1862, Central Otago was known as the 'Wasteland' and was home to no more than 40 to 50 pastoralists. However as soon as two prospectors announced they had struck gold, this sparse, inhospitable region was suddenly transformed into a secular 'Promised Land', into which legions of hopefuls marched, energised by dreams of earthly reward. Unfortunately the majority of diggers were poorly equipped for the terrible hardships that lay ahead and their Promised Land became the country of broken dreams - meanwhile in Dunedin and the province of Otago the coffers swelled. Sydney delves into several surviving diaries of gold prospectors to describe the pivotal period in Central Otago's history with vivid immediacy, concluding that this uniquely beautiful landscape lies just as much under threat of exploitation today. Here are Sonja de Fries and Lynn freeman talking about "Promised Land" on National Radio |
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White Silence: Grahame Sydney's Antarctica Author: Grahame Sydney This outstanding collection of photographs from one of New Zealand's most pre-eminent artists pays homage to the Antarctic landscape. At the invitation of Antarctica New Zealand, Grahame Sydney travelled to Antarctica in November 2003, and again in October 2006. His photographs reveal an extraordinary terrain, which at first glance appears to be devoid of all colour, warmth or comfort. White Silence, a title drawn from the 1902–1903 diary entry of Edward Wilson, celebrates the rare flashes of beauty found in the bleakest, most inhospitable region of Earth. Grahame will be happy to sign or inscribe this book for you at no extra cost. |
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Saffron by Pete Gawron Food from the Central Otago heartland. Photographs by Aaron McLean and Grahame Sydney. Essays by Sam Neill & Grahame Sydney Author: Pete Gawron Arrowtown's Saffron restaurant is one of the hottest restaurants in the super-heated Queenstown-Arrowtown Basin and tourists, foodies and locals all appreciate the zest and passion with which owner-chef Pete Gawron and his wife Mel run this vibrant, buzzing establishment. Saffron the book celebrates Pete's favourite recipes from the restaurant, many featuring local ingredients he hand-harvests in season, including crab apples and stone fruit from trees dating back to the gold-mining days, snowberries, mushrooms, wild raspberries and gooseberries, game birds from Bendigo Station, alpine honey from Halfway Bay Station and more. Set alongside outstanding food and landscape photography by Aaron McLean and with a chapter on Central Otago wine by Sam Neill, and another on Arrowtown by Grahame Sydney, Saffron is both a tribute to a great restaurant and also New Zealand's first regional cookbook, a marvellous evocation of this most special part of New Zealand. |
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Into the Wider World: A Back Country Miscellany Author: Brian Turner Brian Turner is one of this country's best known and best-loved poets and also one of its most determined conservationists. In this beautifully illustrated anthology he brings together both old and new essays, columns, articles and poetry that concentrate on the wild places and outdoor pursuits he loves and of which he is such an unabashed, articulate and passionate champion. |
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Owen Marshall: Selected Stories Author: Owen Marshall, edited by Vincent O'Sullivan Our most-celebrated short story writer Owen Marshall's enduring popularity is perhaps evoked not just by the superb quality of his writing but because his stories so precisely capture his fellow New Zealanders and their country. From the provinces to the cities, the remote landscapes to journeying overseas, Marshall’s stories show a deep understanding of who and where we are. Sometimes he skewers us with sharp and sly comedy, in other stories there’s an elegiac sadness or a grim reality, but always an insightful exploration of human emotions. Highly esteemed academic and writer Vincent O’Sullivan has made a brand-new selection chosen from the huge body of work that Owen has published for over thirty years – including some of his golden oldies not featured in recent collections. Vincent O’Sullivan has selected stories that give a wide representation of Marshall’s range. He once wrote that short stories should aspire to a combination of ‘intransigence and poetry’, both of which are evident in this fine selection. This beautiful new collection features an astounding 60 magnificent stories, with an impressive 616 pages and makes a handsome addition to the home library. |
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The Art Of Grahame Sydney Format: Hardback This book continues to sell-out and is now in its fourth reprint since it was first printed in 2000. It scooped three Montana Book awards winning the Montana Medal, the top non-fiction prize, the Reader's Choice Award and the Illustrative Arts category. "The Art of Grahame Sydney" is a comprehensive survey of one of New Zealand's best-loved artists. Chosen from paintings produced over the past thirty years, this selection shows Sydney's enormously varied body of work; the luminous skies of Central Otago, the curious early studies, figure paintings, pencil drawings, portraits, still lifes, lithographs and etchings. The images are complemented by a brief autobiographical outline of Sydney's early art development, a personal response from poet Brian Turner, essays from Michael Findlay and Belinda Jones and an extended and insightful interview with Grahame Sydney and photographer Reg Graham. Included are 143 reproductions, 9 photographs, and a list of the artworks, exhibition history and biographical notes. |
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Timeless Land Format: Hardback "Timeless Land" was first printed in 1995 and sold out almost immediately. It is now in its fourth reprint and over 8500 copies have been sold to date. "Timeless Land" was considered a ground-breaking regional book which now has become popular with the public throughout NZ. Accentuating the fact that New Zealanders have a great love of the land, the book showcases the stunningly beautiful Central Otago region. A region which is represented by the works of three steadfast and individual talents. The book is beautifully presented with iconic images and words. It features over 50 of Grahame Sydney's finest paintings of Central Otago. Sydney is renown for conveying the subtlety of light and shadow, of mood, and for showing us the majestic durability of the land. Brian Turner's poems complement the paintings with remarkable synchronicity, and Owen Marshall's stories bring a human element to the whole. Sam Neill has written the Introduction. "Timeless Land" won the Supreme Award for printing the year it was published. It's a much-loved and distinguished book which is sent overseas, given as a gift for weddings and graduation, and used by corporates. |
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LIMITED EDITION STONE LITHOGRAPHS - The edition size of each is 50. Lithography is hand-printed and individually editioned and signed therefore each lithograph is an original print as opposed to a reproduction. Thus buyers who cannot afford a Sydney oil or watercolour have found that collecting lithographs is a viable option and a fine investment.
For more information on stone lithography please refer to the "processes" section of the website.
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1. "Night Station" 435mm x 550mm Based on a petrol station in the Cook Islands. This night image shows the wonderful, rich dark tones that only stone lithography can produce. It's a two colour drawing and seeks to convey an eeriness and unease, sometimes felt when you're alone at night. |
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