Australian Portrait Artist - Cynthia Hargraves
Pastel Artist and Oil Painting Artist
Cynthia is a Master Pastellist with the Pastel Society of Australia
She specialises in Portraiture and her work is held in many private collections both in Australia and overseas. Portraiture is available in Charcoal, Pastels, Oils and Acrylic (if preffered). Cynthia believes that as loved ones are uniquely special so should be the custom design of each and every portrait she creates. The quality of worksmanship and materials must be of the finest quality and the work of the highest standard.
Artists Background (View more on Biography)
Cynthia was born in America but moved to Australia when 6 yrs old. She comes from an artistic family and was taught to paint and draw from a young age. Although Cynthia has a Diploma of Teaching and Bachelor of Education her formal tuition in art has been with many different master teachers from Australia and Overseas over the span of 30 years. Her work is more influenced currently by world renown Sally Strand and Clayton J Beck III (tutored by Richard Schmid). Both American Artists. Her love of pastels has led her to achieve Master Pastellist qualifications with the Pastel Society of Australia which receives world wide recognition. She has won awards for her paintings and had them published in the Australian Artist Magazine in April,August 2006 - 2009 and written articles on Portraiture and Seascapes.
Much of her work is through commissions in portraiture of people and pets alike.
Although her work was represented by Lumiere Gallery in Perth her exhibitions and showings are often seen in Brisbane and the Gold Coast
Also available as a Workshop Teacher
Cynthia is also available as a art workshop tutor and is available both Nationally and Internationally. She will be conducting a workshop in Canberra with the ASOC in Jan 2010 on Portraiture in Oils
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