John Lowrie Morrison
was born in Glasgow in 1948, and from an early age John Lowrie Morrison showed a talent for art.
After completing a degree in Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art he
set out to pursue a career in art and design; he funded his painting by
teaching, firstly as Head of Art and Design at Lochgilphead High School and then
as Art Adviser for the Strathclyde Region. During this formative period John
travelled extensively around Europe with his family and it was here that he
began to develop the distinctive style which has brought him so much success.
Influenced by the work of the Expressionist School, John steadfastly upholds
Joan Eardley’s dictum that ‘Painting is like breathing - you have to do it’.
Working in oil on paper or canvas, his vigorous application of paint in
carefree, seemingly random strokes breaths life into his work, which contrasts
the rugged scenery of the Scottish Highlands with the more prosaic human
elements of crofts, inlets and villages. His bold use of colour adds an energy
and intensity to each image which persuades us not simply to view the landscape,
but rather to experience it.
John now devotes himself to painting full time, and has held a number of
successful exhibitions both in the UK and as far a field as Hong Kong and New
York; John Lowrie Morrison s images can now be found in many prestigious private and corporate
collections throughout the world. John Lowrie Morrison is well known for his charity work and his
paintings have become famous with the stars; Madonna has six in her collection
and Sting has recently purchased two.