Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang.
Signed on the front.
TITLE: Rocky shore Port Macquarie
Size: 20 x 16" 51 x 41 x 4cm
Completed Original Oil Painting
Comes with a Certificate Of Authenticity,
Frame not included
Stretched with painted sides , strung ready to hang
Signed by Artist/Seller
Graham was born in Queensland Australia 1960
Predominantly self taught he chose oil paints as his medium and painted wet into wet, which is the style of the impressionist artists and lends itself best for outdoor painting like those of the AustralianHeidelberg school of artists.
1984 saw Graham move to the "World Heritage listed" Blue Mountains west of Sydney . His professional career begun here by selling his pintings to tourists from all parts of the world
Graham lived as an Artist In Residence at Dunmoochin, Victoria 1998, the home of renowned Australian artist Clifton Pugh,
In 2003 he traveled to China where he lived there for 4 years and met some great Chinese artists who showed him the techniques of ink wash painting.
After 30 Years of professionally Painting he has won many awards including a first place in last years prestigious Blackheath Rhododendron art competition 2018
Grahams works have been commissioned for many print publications , including novel and magazine covers, calendars and diaries.
Awards
2018
1st place - oil, acrylic
Blackheath Rhododendron Festival Art Show
2016
Highly commended
Artfest award for Landscape
2011
Judged Best Acrylic / oil
Winmalee Autumn artfest
2001
Second Prize
Whittlesea Show
2001
Best painting between $602 & $950
2000
Yakkerboo Art Show
Highly Commended
2000
Chirnside Park Art show
Highly Commended
2000
Warrandyte Art Show
Highly Commended
2000
Cobram Art Show
Best Painting
1999
30th Werribee Art Show
First Prize
1999
Whittlesea Agricultural show
Best Painting
1999
Kalkalo Art Show
Second Prize
1999
Whittlesea Agricultural show
First prize
1999
Whittlesea Agricultural show
Most Outstanding
1998
Whittlesea Agricultural show
Most Outstanding
1998
Whittlesea Agricultural show
Second Prize
1998
Whittlesea Agricultural show
Third prize
1998
Whittlesea Agricultural show
First Prize
1992
Oberon Art Show
Second Prize
1986
Penrith Leauges Club Art Show