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Graeme Drendel

I like talking about Drendel’s pictures as if they expressed dreams of my own.

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Graeme Drendel, 2016 by Mark Mohell
Graeme Drendel, 2016 by Mark Mohell
Cadet with rabbit, 2009 by Graeme Drendel
Cadet with rabbit, 2009 by Graeme Drendel
In winter it gets under her skin, 2014 by Graeme Drendel
In winter it gets under her skin, 2014 by Graeme Drendel
Billie, 2016 by Graeme Drendel
Billie, 2016 by Graeme Drendel
Buskers, 2015 by Graeme Drendel
Buskers, 2015 by Graeme Drendel
Drawn from life, 2014 by Graeme Drendel
Drawn from life, 2014 by Graeme Drendel
Ministrations of the shepherdess, 2014 by Graeme Drendel
Ministrations of the shepherdess, 2014 by Graeme Drendel
Study for "Puppy school", 2008 by Graeme Drendel
Study for "Puppy school", 2008 by Graeme Drendel
The faith healer, 2016 by Graeme Drendel
The faith healer, 2016 by Graeme Drendel
Woman holding a Goshawk, 2009 by Graeme Drendel
Woman holding a Goshawk, 2009 by Graeme Drendel
The prize, 2016 by Graeme Drendel
The prize, 2016 by Graeme Drendel
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Self-portrait in black jumper, 2017 Graeme Drendel
Self-portrait in black jumper, 2017 Graeme Drendel
Self-portrait in black jumper, 2017 Graeme Drendel
Self-portrait in black jumper, 2017 Graeme Drendel

Be frank

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2020

Close encounters are the genesis for Graeme Drendel’s enticing portraiture.
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