An artist not afraid to be himselfSUPPLIED Eric Brew, View Across Paddock/Manawatū Plateau, 2000, acrylic on hardboard, 350mm x 480mm. SUPPLIED Eric Brew, Still Life with Blue Drapes and Lemons, 2002, acrylic on hardboard, 500mm x 300mm. These scenes remind me of the work of British artist Stanley Spencer with his communal settings often with a slight comic depiction. It has a simplicity that people can relate to and it is heartfelt, from an artist who has, with integrity, always been himself. "I Am of This", paintings and drawings by Eric Brew, opened at Te Manawa Art in late March.

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