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CLIENT 2- Graham Brown - Painter & Illustrator, Portraits (Woollahra, NSW)
Graham Brown, of Sydney, has been a professional artist for more than 10 years. His work has appeared in a string of newspapers and magazines in Australia, most recently in Rolling Stone, Black & White Magazine, the (Sydney) Magazine, Men’s Style and The Sun-Herald.
Although he paints in several genres, he is best known for his vibrant and expressionistic portraiture. His recent subjects have included John Pilger, Kofi Annan, Don King, and the late Dr Victor Chang.
“I love coming back to portraiture,” Brown said. “The key is to show something about a person that hasn’t been seen before. That can be tricky when you are painting someone with a high profile because everyone has a picture inside their head of what that person looks like.”
“Personally, I look at the colour of their personality and that’s how I choose my palette. And then, once you’ve found their eyes, you have gone are a long way to uncovering what makes them unique.
“I predominantly use acrylics but some subjects lend themselves more to charcoal and pastel. Pastels offer a softness that you don’t get with paint. And a lot of clients find it flattering.
“A portrait is a great gift, especially if you want something personal, memorable and affordable. As someone once said, the most interesting surface on earth is the human face.”
He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at COFA (UNSW) and studied at the Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney. He is also working on a children’s book about a runaway chimp called Charles.
Although he paints in several genres, he is best known for his vibrant and expressionistic portraiture. His recent subjects have included John Pilger, Kofi Annan, Don King, and the late Dr Victor Chang.
“I love coming back to portraiture,” Brown said. “The key is to show something about a person that hasn’t been seen before. That can be tricky when you are painting someone with a high profile because everyone has a picture inside their head of what that person looks like.”
“Personally, I look at the colour of their personality and that’s how I choose my palette. And then, once you’ve found their eyes, you have gone are a long way to uncovering what makes them unique.
“I predominantly use acrylics but some subjects lend themselves more to charcoal and pastel. Pastels offer a softness that you don’t get with paint. And a lot of clients find it flattering.
“A portrait is a great gift, especially if you want something personal, memorable and affordable. As someone once said, the most interesting surface on earth is the human face.”
He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at COFA (UNSW) and studied at the Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney. He is also working on a children’s book about a runaway chimp called Charles.
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