Graham Edward Rhodes

My name is Graham Edward Rhodes and I was born in the ancient city of Worcester. I Live in a small village called blidworth which is situated about 5 miles outside Mansfield Nottinghamshire. I went to rushcliffe Comprehensive in west Bridgeford Nottingham. My interest in art first started when I was about 6 years old, I used to sit for hours drawing birds and people experimenting with shading and hatching using a selection of pens,pencils and charcoal on scraps of paper and old cereal boxes. As I have grown older my drawings have become more diverse and now include a variety of surreal figures and scenes alike. I have a very vivid and extended imagination, this helps me to create very descriptive pictures time over with dramatic effects. My drawings are often quite Asymmetrical with Geometric focal points and negative spaces some include strange quirky objects and amusing creatures. I want my art to entice the viewer by skillfully arousing the eyes and the imagination to draw them in keeping them focused not only on the main images but towards the smaller hidden images within that make the picture come to life and give it depth. It has taken me over 25 years as a self taught artist to produce the work you see before you today.


Portfolio:

Surreal Art

A small collection of works in ink that I have done over the past 5 years. Very detailed drawings one of which took over 13 months to complete.

she,s Surreal “she,s Surreal”

Her portrait made up from hatching and patterns - 6 weeks work using 0.1 0.2 and 0.3 black fineliner pens

A kiss for the future “A kiss for the future”

a couple embrace in a kiss preparing themselves for a life together.

chaos engine “chaos engine”

32 x 22 " in size this work took 13 months to complete - 246 drawing hours . A mix of surreal images and patterns

It's a Notts life “It's a Notts life”

artwork portraying Nottingham city in a quirky style

Double take “Double take ”

This portrait contains 2 images

The look back “The look back”

She looks back to see her lover leaving for the last time never to return

Ink to the black “Ink to the black”

Predators of the deep waiting for there next meal

paused in thought “paused in thought”

She stares back at you paused in thought as you look over her

Frozen “Frozen”

Her portrait frozen in time never to age

The whirlpool effect “The whirlpool effect”

Images are drawn into the centre of the page in a whirlpool effect

Motorway city “Motorway city”

A fast paced city