b'The Sarjeant Gallerys Song of the Woods exhibition featured Resene Grass Hopper walls. ReseneGrass Hoppersetting, lighting, and reflective properties. This sounds complicated,coloured Resene testpots onto large pieces of paper? Try A3-sized but a little thought and planning can have a fabulous result.pieces of card, and place these behind the artworks you intend to Next, ask yourself whether you adore those artworks you own. Justdisplay in each space. Now cast a critical eye over the colour in its because some painting was handed down to you doesnt mean yousetting. Does it work with the current amount of light? How does it have to display it! Life is too short to look at things you dont cherish. look against whats beyond the windows?Soheres the fun bitwhat is it that you really adore in art and life?Will this background colour calm you down? Or rev you up? Which What moods or themes would you like your own spaces to evoke?feelings would you rather experience daily?Why not reflect these passions? If you want to remind yourself of aTake a look at the stunning colours in Whangareis Reyburn House, specific place or create a certain atmosphere, you can do so throughon the previous page. Do you like the feel of strong colour contrasted art. Other possessions can always be stored, given away, or sold! Ifagainst other strong colours, or would you prefer the rooms to be you have admired artworks youve seen in a particular caf or whilegraduations of similar basic tones? Maybe youd prefer just one on a wonderful holiday, commission or buy something similar. Yourdefinitely hued wall in each space, with a certain grouping of themed surroundings should psychologically lift you.artworks hung here.You may have totally differently themed artworks assigned to differentCurator and public programmes manager of Wanganuis Sarjeant rooms. Each room can have its own distinctive feel. Think about thoseGallery, Greg Donson thoroughly enjoys using strong background rooms in relationship to the artworks. Could the colour or treatmentcolour. A recent show titled Song of the Woods focused on trees, of the walls be changed to better suit?and therefore featured a leafy green (Resene Grass Hopper) painted Some people work in the opposite way. Theyll inherit a certainbackdrop.interior wall colour, and then find artworks which they think will suitGregfindsthatquiet,unassumingartworkscanreceivemore the colours. It may work, but do this and you may never truly loveattention against a coloured wall. Such artworks, on cream, would your surroundings! get lost, he says.Why not experiment with different wall settings by painting differentSelectingacolourprovidesdramaanddrawsattention.You 52'