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Christian artist - Graham Braddock
Use this
art link to see Graham's
framed and unframed Christian prints. I was born in Auckland, New Zealand
in 1942. As I look back over my life, a very obvious unifying thread is
my commitment to art and my ambition to produce paintings that bring
something of God's heart into today's world. I trained and worked
initially as a graphic artist, then moved into professional fine art in
1974. I was successful in winning the Cambridge Art Award twice, and the
prestigious Kelliher Art Award twice in consecutive years. In 1976 I
founded the Downtown Hilton Gallery in Auckland. In 1983 I sold the
Gallery and since that time have devoted myself to painting and having
art prints made of my work. In 1984 my wife and I traveled in Israel.
This special time provided the inspiration for quite a number of my more
popular Bible based paintings. In 2001 I commenced holding large,
interactive art workshops in primary schools for children aged 5 to 12
years. I particularly enjoy opportunities to pass on to the next
generation drawing and color skills that I would love to have been
taught when I was a boy.
Many of my paintings are visual stories that contain partially hidden
words or imagery. The viewer is encouraged to embark on a voyage of
discovery where additional levels of meaning unfold only when the
painting is looked at closely. Most of my paintings are executed in
oils, often over the top of other media. My studio is attached to our
home which is on a small farm in a rural area 45 minutes North of
Auckland. My wife and I have 6 married children and a growing crop of
grandchildren. We were able to subdivide the farm and now have most of
our children living as immediate neighbors on their own lifestyle
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