Look what the postman brought! My advance copy of ‘Pen and wash’…seems slightly surreal: this time last year I was slaving away with the text and drawings, and her it is. The rest of the print run is en route from India, with an expected publication date of 25 March, but you can pre-order a copy on Amazon in the UK( the US site is the same, but publication there isn’t until October.

Here’s the link to Amazon UK,: – if you’re opposed to increasing Jeff Bezos’ bank balance, you can pre order from Waterstones and you can also order it directly from my publishers: the Crowood Press. As I discover more independent bookshops here and overseas, I’ll post the links .

https://amzn.eu/d/4fYSssv

Pen and Wash by John Harrison | Waterstones

https://www.crowood.com/collections/forthcoming/products/pen-and-wash-by-john-harrison

Rather late I know, but can I take this opportunity to wish you all the very best for the coming year?

A few things in the pipeline: I’m currently compiling a new collection of drawings and paintings which I hope to have ready for the end of this month- keep an eye on my Etsy shop; the publication date for my ‘proper’ book of techniques( pen and wash) is drawing ever nearer- I’ve been promised an advance copy in the next few weeks which I’ll share once it’s in my hands; I’m considering creating a page on this website- after a few suggestions – where you can see a selection of paintings for purchase directly from me rather than through a gallery, so that’ll probably happen over the next weekend, and finally, there’s a new video on Youtube which you might like to have a look at.

I did a demo for the good folks at Keswick Art Society( thank you David and Ted for the tech expertise)which was filmed in its entirety, so if you’ve ever wondered what a demo looks like, here’s your chance. This is part 2 , which is the actual demonstration- part one is also up there, but it’s a lot of me babbling on…….