Graham Brace

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Graham Brace

As a landscape and seascape artist I can think of no better place to live and work but in the heart of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

I was born and brought up in Milford Haven and I studied Graphic Design at Cardiff College of Art. After working in advertising in London for 8 years, I returned to Pembrokeshire and ran a graphic design and advertising consultancy for over 20 years in Haverfordwest before taking up painting and drawing seriously at the turn of the millennium. I now work as a full time professional artist producing landscape and seascape paintings, and a range of limited edition prints.

I have exhibited widely in one man and group exhibitions throughout Pembrokeshire and other parts of the UK and my work exists in many private collections around the world.

I am a founder member of the United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society. Although coloured pencil predominates in my work I frequently use a mixture of other media including chalk pastel, watercolour, ink and gouache. I like to draw things precisely and I work from a combination of my own photographs, sketches, notes and memory. I am an inveterate observer and I am fascinated by reflections in water, the effects of light, texture and the natural forms and surfaces of trees and rocks. I am drawn to the features within the landscape as much as the wider view itself.

The spectacular coast and countryside of Pembrokeshire, and in particular the estuary alongside which I live at Llangwm, provides me with endless inspiration and ideas. A combination of photographs, memories, notes and sketches provides the reference and a little occasional artistic licence and improvisation helps complete the picture.

Find out more on : www.grahambrace.com

Contact Graham at: grahambrace@btinternet.com