Tahi

Tahi was one of the first contemporary paintings acquired for the then Fletcher Collection. It was purchased following a recommendation by designer Peter Bromhead, who was responsible for a refurbishment of Fletcher House. The medium PVA requires some explanation. It is a water-based paint, which was particularly favoured in the late 1960s and 1970s by artists and art teachers for its relative inexpensiveness and convenience. The yellow colour of Tahi has deepened over the years, a fact that did not displease the artist when he visited the Fletcher Challenge Art Collection in 1995.