National Archive

Grahame is engaging with family owned Historic Houses, Halls and Castles.

'The Custodians' project is providing a valuable historic record delivering an important visual reference archive.

The Portrait

Continuing the art of visual story weaving with inquisitive use of creativity and technique, to accentuate the characters, objects and style of this period in history with human appeal.

The assignment is also designed to raise awareness of the cultural, and economic contribution of Englands' heritage to benefit visitor numbers attracting interest from all quarters of modern society. The portraits will include an aspect of the fabric of the related building, mirroring traditional artistic renditions as commissioned by their ancestors on canvas. For example Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds who recorded permanent, imaginative visual memories of the era using materials of the period. The final reproductions will be stored securely in a digital archive.

Delivering visual inspiration to the viewer will help safeguard the fabric of the country’s living history, ensuring the welfare and longevity of England’s precious Historic Homes.