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Kate Graham Art

Contemporary Australian Artist

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My Secret Love

My Secret Love

August 25, 2022

A couple, actually, but I’ll tell you about how I discovered one of my secret loves in particular: painting. Looking back, I suppose the hints and suggestions were there but I either ignored or denied them; I wasn’t mature enough to understand or appreciate how I could be connected with my secret love.

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Smile

Smile! It might just cost you your bad mood

August 23, 2022

You know that person, the one with the epic scowl coming down the corridor of your office, the one where you think ‘Yikes!’ and get out of their way in case some kind of wrath is unloaded on your head; that person?

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Graphic Designer

Becoming a Graphic Designer

August 15, 2022

If you’re looking to get into advertising and graphic design the advice you get can vary, depending on that person’s experience and the type of job they have within it. So my advice is reflective of my experience only, intended to give a different perspective based on the path that I trod. My path will have…

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Surviving Redundancy

August 10, 2022

If you’ve ever lost a job due to no real effort on your part, then you’ll understand the pain that goes with receiving a redundancy.

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A little bit about me

August 1, 2022

Hi there! I’m Kate, former graphic designer of many, many years and now full-time artist running my own business. And you- maybe you’re a creative, too…

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NEW! Recently re-stocked @portia_and_co with a cou NEW! Recently re-stocked @portia_and_co with a couple of colourful and fun pieces, especially this Cockatoo Canopy. Both available now!

'Cockatoo Canopy No.2', 41x51cm, acrylic on canvas. 
'Juicy Blue - Square', 30x30cm, acrylic on canvas. 

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PS - you can see all my available work on my website, link in bio!
Virtual gallery wall looking fresh and colourful t Virtual gallery wall looking fresh and colourful this week. Two lovely compositions with loads of pink and other cheerful colours. And a cow. Always a cow! Plus some birdies.

'Juicy Pink - Petite', 20x20cm, acrylic on canvas, $300 AUD incl postage
'Pink Orchard Farm No.2', 30x41cm, acrylic on canvas, $750 AUD incl postage

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New Pink! Here's a tiny splash of pink for your Mo New Pink! Here's a tiny splash of pink for your Monday, with a colourful palette to match. Great petite size of 20x20cm, sides painted, comes with wire on back but can rest on its own amongst your other knick-knacks. Your own burst of cheerful whimsy that can go almost anywhere!

'Juicy Pink - Petite', 20x20cm, acrylic on canvas. $300 AUD including postage. 

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This little gem is currently at @milkfactorygaller This little gem is currently at @milkfactorygallery as part of their Summer Exhibition. There's a huge range of fabulous work to be found there including three of mine (imho...). Link in bio!

'Pink Sorbet No.10', 51x51cm, acrylic on canvas. 

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PS - more pinks coming through the studio this year and I think it may be time for a new title range. Unless I just let the numbers keep running on? No.12, No.13, No.14... 😅
Happy Friday! Here's a sneaky look at a major piec Happy Friday! Here's a sneaky look at a major piece going in my next exhibition coming up in a few weeks (yasss!). It's a biiig one, this beaut is 92x122cm and I'm so very very glad it's finally finished (pretty much...)

Available in March, so keep an eye out! Better yet, sign up to my newsletter and you just might get a preview of the whole collection before it starts. Just sayin'. Link in bio to my website. 

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