22 ArtistDrawingandInspiration
INSIGHTGraeme Compton
A Tale Of Talent
This award-winning, self-taught artist has immersed himself into a variety of
mediums and subjects, constantly learning and sharing his skills.
I
was born in Narrabri, in North-
West NSW, where I now live
and work as a piano teacher and
artist. I combine these two aspects
of my life by drawing instructive
cartoons for my students!
I have been drawing for as long
as I can remember and have entered
community exhibitions infrequently
over the years, but my present career
began in 2007, when a visitor to our
home saw a colour pencil portrait
I had made of my wife, Donna.
The visitor enquired if I would
do a portrait of each of her sons.
That was my first commission! I
have had many more since then.
I am self-taught, having followed
my own creative path since
childhood, but I have been impressed
and inspired by a great variety of
artists: Klimt, Escher and Dali are
favourites. I also enjoy studying
Asian art, modern and classical,
along with the usual European
masters, from Michelangelo to Monet
and the Australian Impressionists.
Fantasy art and graphic novels have
always attracted my attention.
My collection of books and
magazines has grown phenomenally
over the past few years as my desire
to improve my abilities has increased.
A particular favourite author of
mine is Juliette Aristides, whose
Atelier series is very informativeGrand-Daughter Delight