Self portrait

Graciela was born and grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although her education included music and languages, she never took painting or drawing classes. Instead, she pursued a more formal and scientific path which resulted in Graciela graduating in 1986 as a Veterinary Surgeon. Later in her career she struck out on her own and ran her surgery for 15 years. In 2001 Graciela came to England and, encouraged by family, took up painting in early 2004. Even her very first paintings showed a remarkable accuracy and style that soon developed into a mature technique. Although initially painting in watercolours Graciela soon expanded into pastels, charcoal and acrylics. This change of media encouraged her to explore new subjects that have included still life, life class, portrait and landscapes.

Graciela has started to be awarded commissions. Her first commission was to illustrate a poetry book, “Tres para Todos”, Editorial Martin. She was then commissioned by a Government Department to produce a painting of an unusual industrial subject. This resulted in “The Run Up” which was presented to a senior civil servant on his retirement.