Launceston has already seen the warmer months celebrated with Mona Foma, but a new exhibition opening at Gallery Pejean will be another great way to enjoy the summer art season.
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Summer Showcase 2021 is a selection of diverse artworks by 11 Tasmanian artists - Leoni Duff, John Gill, Dean Hohn, David Lake, Keith Lane, Kim Lehman, Marilyn Patton, Qing Yang, Yvonne Rees-Pagh, Graeme Whittle and Michael Weitnauer.
Gallery Pejean director Margot Baird said having a summer showcase allowed her the opportunity to offer the artists she represented a chance to submit their best work.
"Then from those submissions I choose what is going to work, but not necessarily the best work, sometimes it's what works with the whole show in terms of the diversity," she said.
"I think it's a nice strong show. It's diverse and interesting."
The show gives artists of all experience levels the chance to showcase their work to the public.
The number of works in the summer showcase every year depend on how big each work is.
Exhibiting artist Qing Lang said there was a sense of accomplishment when she saw her work on the wall.
"There is a sense of looking at it differently to when it is painted," she said.
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Keith Lane, another artist whose work was on show in the exhibit, said COVID-19 had allowed him to work harder last year and create double the work he normally would have.
"It's always good to see it up on the wall in a gallery," he said.
"I find [the work] exciting and stimulating and I hope [the public] do too."
The artwork of Joseph Mallord William Turner was one of Lane's main inspirations.
"A combination of being in Tasmania and reconnecting with that 19th century British landscape painting has changed my direction over the last year," Lane said.
Graeme Whittle, who had two of his works in the exhibition, said it was a nice show.
"I always enjoy the openings of shows," he said.
Whittle said there had been a decline in the amount of art sold lately as people had been saving due to the pandemic.
The exhibition opened Friday and will continue until February 20.