Misty Three Sisters Australia

Graham Gercken, Australia

Graham was born in Queensland Australia 1960 Predominantly self taught he chose oil paints as his medium and painted wet into wet, which is the style of the impressionist artists and lends itself best for outdoor painting like those of the AustralianHeidelberg school of artists. 1984 saw Graham move to the "World Heritage listed" Blue Mountains west of Sydney . His professional career begun here by selling his pintings to tourists fr om all parts of the world Graham lived as an Artist In Residence at Dunmoochin, Victoria 1998, the home of renowned Australian artist Clifton Pugh, In 2003 he traveled to China wh ere he lived there for 4 years and met some great Chinese artists who showed him the techniques of ink wash painting. After 30 Years of professionally Painting he has won many awards including a first place in last years prestigious Blackheath Rhododendron art competition 2018 Grahams works have been commissioned for many print publications , including novel and magazine covers, calendars and diaries.