Woodley Graham, Bronwyn
Born in 1964, Bronwyn has a strong graphic background and worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for many years. As early as 1981, her achievements included selection for the “Art Express” awards. Since then she has won various awards for her paintings which have continued to grow in popularity both locally and internationally. She is perhaps best known for her emotive, luminescent landscapes and her work in portraiture.
Bronwyn held her first solo show in 2004. It was an unprecedented success with all works selling on opening night. Since then Bronwyn’s artistic career has continued to grow in strength. Her paintings now generate a devoted following from art lovers and buyers both in Australia and overseas. Her work has been featured in various publications.
Bronwyn’s work spans many genres where she not only shows her expertise in manipulation of oil paint, but captures the essence of her subject with boldness and sensitivity. She has an amazing ability to paint both realistic figurative styles as well as more esoteric abstract works.
Having studied for four years at the Charlie Sheard Studio School, her work follows the traditional techniques of the old masters. Her expertise in oil paint technique and manipulation has developed to demand respect and recognition.
When her painting schedule allows, she also teaches these techniques through specialised master oil painting classes.
In her work, Bronwyn beckons the viewer to enter the space within the painting, creating their own personal journey and dialogue. Her work invites a sense of mood or memory, a feeling or emotion that captures a moment. Her work can often be both dramatic and ethereal.
“In all my work, my goal is to remain truthful in my response to a subject. “I have an eternal fascination with light: the effects with various pigments, the source and colour of the light, and the way in which it falls on various subjects. I often use stark tonal values, enhancing space, depth and the illusion of the 3 dimensional within a two dimensional plane.”
Bronwyn’s artwork has amazing depth of colour and atmosphere. Her works follow the traditional
technique of layering in transparent and opaque pigments with warm to cool colours, giving a
tonal depth and amazing mix of both optical and direct colour.