The online home of John Harrison, artist: purveyor of line drawings with watercolour
In less than 24 hours, the car will be packed with my new work, this year’s repro sketchbook, lots of new cards and my new 2020 calendars, and I’ll be on my way to the Staithes Festival.
If any of you are planning to visit, I’ll be in Broome Cottage again at the top of Mount Pleasant- here’s a hand drawn map that I did way back at my first festival that should help you to find me…..I did think about re-drawing it, but resisted the temptation…I’ve got some other stuff to finish first!!!!!
Morning! This Friday will see me setting sail for the Staithes Festival of Arts & Heritage… simply cannot believe a whole year has flown by… I’ll be very pleased to see you all, or at least some of you, in Broome Cottage….& I’ll have my brand spanking new calendars with me! I’ve been thinking I should do one for a few years,& plenty have asked-well, finally got my finger out & did it.
If you can’t get to Staithes, but would still like a copy, they’re on my Etsy shop now or send me a message and we’ll sort it out that way?
So, I can finally reveal the secret project I’ve been involved I n😎
I was contacted by the lovely folks at Seawhite of Brighton in the spring after they saw my Instagram posts, asking if I’d like to help them with a project: I simply love their watercolour sketchbooks, so naturally I said ‘yes’.
I had a month to fill a sketchbook, then film it and talk about each drawing😱 ( My mumbling commentary can be experienced on the full clip on YouTube- bet you can’t tell I had no script? ). The month included a week’s holiday in Ambleside, which might explain the embarrassment of Lake District sketches!🤓)
Hope you enjoy it… be interested to hear what you think?
If this video doesn’t put you off, I am planning more in the near future, including some related to techniques and my drawing processes…what do you think? So, here’s the link to the Youtube clip:
Almost like the movies, but not really. No music(yet) and no popcorn….
Regular readers may recall that I was involved in a top secret sketchbook project for the lovely folks at Seawhite of Brighton( whose watercolour sketchbooks I use exclusively) back in the spring, and this short update is just to announce that the film of my endeavours will go ‘live’ on the glorious 12th …I’ll post a link here, with full details of the project: here’s a still from the video…and apologies for the random finger/thumb intrusion.
Fancy a little Yorkshire break? You could do worse than a stay in one of these amazing cottages in Harrogate…they’ve all been decorated to a very high, stylish standard: I was intrigued by the name, but soon realised why- they all feature original artwork rather than bland generic stuff, and it’s all for sale!
You can imagine then, how I was absolutely delighted to be invited to have my work on show: I delivered several Yorkshire themed pieces a couple of weeks ago, and some are already up, with the others to follow.
Do have a look round their fabulous website.I’m honoured to be listed under the Resident Artists tab……and, in an absolutely shameless sales plug, if you do happen to be interested in purchasing any of this work, just drop me a line?
After a few days when I couldn’t get on my site to update it, I’m happy to report that all’s been sorted, the gremlins banished into cyberspace and I’m ready to start a long-overdue refresh of the site: bear with me while I get to grips with the new editing features!
First up is an updated list of workshops, as these do seem to be popular…I’ll sort out the list so watch this space over the next few days….
For more information, or to book your place, comment here, or send me an email.
