Author Archives: Pat Harrison

About Pat Harrison

Painting and drawing have been my passion for decades. I have attended numerous exhibitions in England and Germany. Presented with several awards for my paintings I now have one of my works on permanent display at a museum in Greater London with growing sales and commissions.

Koekkoek Painters at B.C. Koekkoek Museum Cleves 2020

Posted on September 17, 2020

Click on image to enlarge On Sunday Sept.13 my friend Peter and I went to hold a painting demonstration at the Koekkoek Museum in Cleves. It was our fifth year to have been invited to exhibit and sell our works. … Continue reading →

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Koekkoek Painters at B.C. Koekkoek House Cleves 2020

Posted on September 6, 2020

Click on image to enlarge On Sunday Sept.13 my friend Peter and I will be holding a painting demonstration at the Koekkoek Museum in Cleves. It will be our fifth year to have been invited to exhibit and sell our … Continue reading →

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River with Rocks and Trees – Acrylic Step 2

Posted on September 1, 2020

In a previous post I showed you the sketch of this acrylic painting with water cascading over some rocks. After blocking in the essential darks with raw umber you can now see the rocks and trees. I will show you … Continue reading →

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River with Rocks and Trees – Acrylic Step 1

Posted on August 25, 2020

As a regular visitor to Devon and Cornwall I get to see so many beautiful places. The river Plym has inspired me to this painting. Not having had enough time to paint on location I decided to work from photogrpahs. … Continue reading →

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Painting Roses with Herdin Radtke – Art Tuition Video No.294

Posted on August 18, 2020

Today I have selected Herdin Radtke´s video preview to his painting tutorial on how to paint roses. Herdin is a professional artist who holds workshops online and in person. He has toured the world from a young age from Munich … Continue reading →

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Artists on German TV – John Hulsey

Posted on August 12, 2020

A new production introducing the Amerikan painter John Hulsey will be shown on German tv in English with German subtitles. John is known for his wonderful landscapes in oils. In this 25 minute production John works on one of his … Continue reading →

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Rembrandt – National Gallery Lunch Time Talk

Posted on August 4, 2020

As mentioned in a previous post the National Gallery in London, England offer half hour lunchtime talks about famous works in their collection. Today I have chosen the story about Rembrandt´s self portrait. The presentation takes you through stations of … Continue reading →

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Artists on German TV – Janet Knight

Posted on July 29, 2020

A new production introducing the Australian painter Janet Knight has been shown on German tv in English with German subtitles. Janet is known for her wonderful landscapes and portraits in oils. In this 25 minute production Janet works on a … Continue reading →

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Caravaggio – National Gallery Lunch Time Talk

Posted on July 23, 2020

You will be interested to learn that the National Gallery in London, England offer half hour lunchtime talks about famous works in their collection. Fortunately for all of us who cannot go round there to attend the lectures live and … Continue reading →

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How to Paint a Seascape – Art Tuition Video No.293

Posted on July 15, 2020

Today I have selected a time lapse speed painting video by Devon artist David Webb. He creates a watercolour seascape. In this almost 10 minute demonstration he explains the process from start to finish. David is a well established artist … Continue reading →

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