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peter graham

This artist accepts commissions

Mediums Used

Black Weardale Limestone, Portland Limestone, Carrara Marble. Granite, Alabaster,

degree (BA Hons) – Lancaster University
Post grad diploma in Historic Stone Carving – City&Guilds of London Art School

Sculptures by peter graham

`Stone Fly` (Carved Stone Low Relief May Fly statue)

`Lion Head` (Lime Stone Carved Big Cat Bust statue)

`Carrara Finch` (Carved marble Garden Bird Taking Off statuette)

Courting Grebes (Carved Lime Stone Wader statue)

Winter Wren (Carved Alabaster Perched Wren statuette)

Credentials

Biography

Peter originally studied sculpture at Lancaster University, graduating with a BA (hons) in visual arts in 1989. Whilst persuing a career in teaching art Peter still found time to develop his sculpture, especially in wood, exhibiting at Thornthwaite gallery in the Lake District.
In 2010, Peter gained a post grad. diploma in historic stone carving and has since specialised in stone, executing public and private commissions, exhibiting in galleries and exploring the many and varied qualities of the stones of the British Isles.

Influences

The medieval masons of English and French churches, especially the Romanesque master carvers of Moissac and Souillac are a big influence. The British sculpture of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth clearly inform a lot of Peter`s work as well as the work of Constantine Brancusi.
The classical carving of the Greek masters such as Phidias and Praxiteles cannot be ignored. The scientific drawings recording of Robert Hooke in his Micrographia and Leonardo`s nature studies are a wonderful source of inspiration.

Public Works

`The Limeyard Trail` series of seven way-markers at the National trust`s Calke Abbey
`Cold-blooded and Spineless` Relief carvings in black Weardale limestone on the Pennine way between Low Force and High Force in Teesdale for the North Pennines AONB

Teaching Experience
Regular monthly stone carving courses from `The Carving Workshop` studio at Lanlivery Cornwall. Stone carving tuition for Plymouth Youth Service and various schools. Stone carving tuition given at Beamish Living Museum Stone carving courses run at Mushroom works at Ouseburn Newcastle 3 years as Head of the Art department at Brinkburn Comprehensive, 13 years as Art teacher.

Categories

This artists work is found in the following categories on site:
Carved Stone, Marble, Alabaster, Soap Stone Granite Lime stone Sculpture Insects and Bugs Sculptures Installation Sculpture Outsize, Very Big, Extra Large and Massive Sculptures African Animal and Wildlife Sculptures Cats Sculpture Cats Wild and Big Cats Sculpture Garden Or Yard / Outside and Outdoor Sculptures Gargoyle Carvings sculptures statues Contemporary Abstract / Stylised / Minimalist Bird Sculptures Garden wildlife Sculptures Interior Indoors Inside Sculpture Primitive Naive sculpture statue carving casting Small bird sculptures Birds Displaying sculpture statue statuette Water Birds/ Water Fowl/ Seabirds/ Waders Wild Bird Sculptures Tabletop Desktop Small Indoor Statuettes Figurines Sculptures Varietal Mix of Bird Sculptures or Statues Wild Animals and Wild Life Sculptures

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This artists work is found in the following tags on site:
Big Stone Lion`s Head statuary Carved Large Lions Head statue Carved Lime Stone Lion`s Head statuary Large Lion`s Head Garden sculptures Large Lion`s Head stone carving Outsize Lion`s Bust sculptures Outsize Lions Bust stone Carving Stone Lion`s Head Carved Marble Small Bird carving Carved White Little Bird sculptures Little Fluttering Marble Bird statue Little Marble Bird statue Small Marble Bird Carving White Fluttering Marble Bird sculptures White Marble Bird sculpture White Marble Bird statue Carved Courting Grebe sculptures Carved Courting Grebe statues Carved Stone Marsh Birds sculptures Carved Stone Pair Grebe statues Pair Carved Stone Grebe sculptures Stone Courting Grebe sculptures Stone Courting Grebe statues White Stone Water Fowls Carved Stone Wren sculpture Carved stone Wren statue Carved Wrens Indoor wren sculpture Interior Perched Wren sculpture Life Size Wren Stone sculpture Life size Wren stone statue little Indoor bird statue Little Wild Bird sculpture Stone Wren Carving