Saturday 21 January 2012 10am-3.30pm
Wynnum artist Graham W Smith should be well known to ‘Australian Artist’ readers with his first major article appearing in 1999 and his work appearing in the magazine every year since. With an art career spanning 40 years creating over 2000 paintings, Graham has won over 120 first prizes in all mediums including 42 major acquisitive awards. In 2000 Government House, Paddington – QLD, commissioned 6 watercolours for their permanent collection to show future generations how the estate appeared at the start of the new millennium.
Graham has been commissioned by the Commonwealth Government and Queensland Government to supply paintings of various Australian scenes for their offices and in 2004 St Andrew’s Hospital commissioned 60 prints of twelve original watercolours plus commissioned a painting of their heritage listed building for their foyer and also purchased an additional painting.
The artist has works in Japanese, USA, NZ, UK and Hong Kong corporate offices with one major work in RMC’s corporate box at AFL Headquarters in Melbourne which complements the 36 individual paintings of Brisbane landmarks which they commissioned. The artist has also completed many paintings for calendars, artist impressions for interior decorators, building companies, boat builders and nursing homes.
In 2004 Graham becase a Master Pastellist with The Pastel Society of Australia and in 2005 received a scholarship from the Pastel Society of America in New York and Arts Queensland provided a $3,300 travel grant to undertake this study tour of the USA. In the March 2006 issue of The Australian Artist magazine, Graham was a finalist in the “Flowers and Garden’s” competition with his pastel of a Brisbane scene, “Astor Terrace” and in the September 2006 issue there was a 7 page article on the artist’s recent tutoriing and painting trip around Australia. In 2007 his oil “Frenchman’s Beach” was a finalist in the “Seascapes” competition in the magazine.
In demand as a generous, enthusiastic, well organised and professional tutor, Graham has conducted many repeat workshops in all mediums in Queensland, NSW, SA & WA and in in recent years has held over 70 classes in regional art galleries and art societies around Australia. As a practising artist in oils, watercolours, acrylics, mixed media and pastels, Graham has been invited to judge a number of art shows in Queensland.
The artist is an exhibiting member of Royal QLD Art Society, The Watercolour Society of QLD, Australian Society of Marine Artists, The Half Dozen Group of Artists.
