Colin McCahon, Artist

Angels appear applied Art Gallery artist aspects associated Auckland beauty become close Colin McCahon colour plate composition concern considerable considered Cross dark death direct drawings Dunedin earlier early element Elias example exhibition existence extended factors faith feeling final followed formal Gate give given greater hills human ideas illus imagery implied inscribed interest John land landscape later letter light living looking Maori meaning nature Necessary Northland notes original Otago painter paintings panels period pictorial picture portrait possible present prints produced Promised Protection reference religious remains represented respect response result seen sense shape signed similar situation space structure style suggest surface symbolic theme tradition viewer vision visual Walk Zealand