Palmerston North artist Philip Holmes gifts Ereni Te Awe Awe portrait to city
3 May, 2021 11:22 PM
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Palmerston North professional artist Philip Holmes with his portrait of Rangitane wahine Ereni Te Awe Awe.
Palmerston North professional artist Philip Holmes with his portrait of Rangitane wahine Ereni Te Awe Awe.
Judith Lacy is editor of the Manawatū Guardian
Growing up in Hāwera in the 1950s offered Philip Holmes paltry cultural experiences. But it also was a source of inspiration for his lengthy, prolific and successful professional art career. From the age of 6, he knew he wanted to be an artist and he drew constantly. He would search for paintings, drawings and sculptures in his home town.