El canto de la ballena (2018) Painting by Luis Graterol

Luis Augusto Graterol; Venezuelan painter born in 1960 with various individual exhibits and collective shows throughout his country. Went to Pedro Oporto's Art School in 1975 in Cabimas Venezuela; to Lewis and Clark College of Liberal Arts in 1982 in Portaland Oregon guided by renown artist Phyllis Yes; and to the Drawing School of University of Arkansas, in 1983-86.
Has worked extensively on figurative art with impresionistic tendencies; Has committed his career to expresionist abstraction, Luis Graterol uses the gestural methods and expressive color of abstract expressionism to convey his oniric views of life and nature. The sources from which he has drawn inspiration include the landscapes of his homelandand, the beat of jazz, and gardens of all sorts that include skies of all sorts.

Luis, who was born in an extensive oilfield town in western Venezuela showed in his early stages as an artist, interests in architecture and landscape gardening. In fact, for some years worked as a draftsman for arquitects when he was still a boy.
He has shared his passion for painting with poetry writing. In fact, he has authored two poetry books and recently launched One of them called Copaiba Desnuda along with an individual Paint Exhibit with the same name. Every chapter of the book was the title of each painting.
He has worked out of his ateliers from both Venezuela and the USA for the last 35 years and travels extensively throughout the americas
He is married, has 4 children and 3 grandchildren...

• Nationality: VENEZUELA
• Date of birth : 1960
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Venezuelan Artists