Artist's Statement:

"Graham's response to landscape is contemplative. Like an elaborate game of chess, works evolve through time. Creation becomes a challenge as every mark is considered as the aesthetic process unravels towards sublime resolution. Graham's preoccupations are undoubtedly formal, but his technique relies on more than simply a conscious arrangement of shape and colour. Graham aims to intuitively distil the essence of his visual experience in a much more unlimited way. Landscape provides the ideal motif; unrestricted by figures or buildings, an exploration is permitted which ultimately pervades pure creation."

Sally-Ann Schilling
MA History of Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Art Historian and Lecturer
Tate Modern, London 1998

'All my work is created through an open process of contemplation'.  Graham Swain

Graham read Architecture at the University of Portsmouth. As well as his architectural background his significant influences include his childhood experiences as a school treble soloist at St. Georges College, Weybridge, singing in the major cathedrals in France, Holland and Belgium, including Rheims, Chartres, Notre Dame Paris and the Palace of Fontainbleau

Graham has worked as a professional painter since his early twenties

His passion for gardening has led in recent years to a successful business restoring neglected gardens incorporating design and build

Earth Architecture was formed in 1998 to reflect both Grahams creative and professional talents

Graham is married to Emily from an acting family, the RSC


Graham Swain
wild hellebore wood, Austria

Winner of the BBC Radio 4 TODAY programme’s Peace Cartoon idea. Graham was interviewed for BBC TV South Today news and The Tablet. The winning cartoon can be viewed online on the TODAY website or via Google

Exhibitions Include:

Beau Monde, Soho, London
Solo exhibition

Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, The Mall Galleries
London
Group exhibition

The Sanctuary Café and Gallery, Brighton, East Sussex
Solo exhibition

Farnborough Air Show, Surrey
Private Client: B.T.R in Aerospace
Solo exhibition

Chichester Open Exhibition, West Sussex
Group exhibition

The New Contemporary Gallery
Ebury St., London
Group exhibition

Royal Institute of Painters in Oil
The Mall Galleries, London
Group exhibition

Mountbatten Gallery
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Solo exhibition

Spinnaker Tower

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Charity launch. Group exhibition

Creative Focus Conference

Portsmouth University Business Centre

Public Collections:
Unilever plc, Unilever House
Blackfriars, London

Publications:
RISK, International financial magazine (front cover)

Future Exhibitions:

Portugal 2008

Represented by:
Arts Council England
Axisweb, CIBAS, AN and Saatchi Online

Artist's Blog:

Artists Newsletter...paste this link...

http://sites.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/412546

How to Commission an Original Graham Swain:

Commissioning an original watercolour. Approximately 59 x 73cm unframed. On acid free museum quality watercolour paper

Digital images of your painting showing all relevant stages of the creative process are sent to you via email. Each watercolour takes approximately three to four weeks to complete

Total cost: £1200 (£600 deposit with £600 final balance payment on completion and free worldwide delivery )

Contact:

Via Axisweb or Graham Swain directly