Graeme COPELAND – New South Wales
Australian Army (1988 – 2002)
Royal Australian Air Force (2002 – 2009)
Royal Australian Navy (2009 – 2017)
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Graeme COPELAND, 2020
‘Kiama Coast’
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 80 cm
Artist’s Context – Painting: Kiama Coast
This painting depicts a part of the South Coast of NSW between Gerringong and Kiama.
My wife and I try and get out as much possible,
preferably surrounded by nature and away from the crowds.
Graeme COPELAND, 2020
‘Point Lonsdale Pier’
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 80 cm
Artist’s Context – Painting: Point Lonsdale Pier
I spent a lot of my childhood at Point Lonsdale visiting my Great Grandparents,
with countless hours spent around the beach and surrounding areas.
My cousin John still lives there and I wanted to paint something for him.
Graeme COPELAND, 2020
‘Country Carport’
Acrylic on board
60 x 80 cm
Artist’s Context – Painting: Country Carport
This painting is of my Mum and Step-Dad’s house near Castlemaine VIC.
The blue 1959 J series Bedford in the foreground has been in the family for 40 years now
and I hope to restore it to its former glory.
Graeme COPELAND, 2020
‘Kiama Surf Beach Rocks’
Acrylic on board
60 x 80 cm
Artist’s Context – Painting: Kiama Surf Beach Rocks
I’m very lucky to live somewhere so close to amazing scenery like this.
This was painted using a reference photo taken on the Northern end of the beach.
Graeme COPELAND, 2020
‘Budgong Lookout’
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 80 cm
Artist’s Context – Painting: Budgong Lookout
I painted this about 4 weeks before the 2019-2020 Currowan fire roared through.
The accompanying photo was taken of the same rock after the fires.
Graeme COPELAND, 2020
‘Cambewarra Silo’
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 80 cm
Artist’s Context – Painting: Cambewarra Silo
This painting depicts the Silo situated on the left of Main road when driving into my hometown.
Graeme COPELAND, 2001
‘WWII Planes’
Graphite Pencils on Paper
21 x 30 cm
Artist’s Context – Drawings: WWII Planes
These drawings were completed when I was deployed to Bougainville in 2001.
My role was to service Iroquois Helicopters at Arawa Wharf
in support of the Peace Monitoring Operation Bel Isi II.
(click images to enlarge)
One of our Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopters landing at Wakunai, Bougainville 2001. We were returning to Arawa from Buka when a medevac radio call came in.
Driving an Armoured Personnel Carrier in the Mechanised 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Infantry. The Battalion was home for the first ten of my thirty year military career.
I’m in the Navy in this pic, standing next to a Sikorsky S-70B-2 Sea Hawk Helicopter I was responsible for. This is at the Australian International Airshow in Victoria in 2013, and this chopper had just won the highly sought after Military Concours d’Elegance award for best helicopter.