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John Morris
John Morris was born in Dublin in 1958. He has been painting since the late 1990's and is primarily self-taught. Morris's paintings of streetscapes and landscapes are described with raw and vibrant brush strokes, giving his work great vitality and freshness. He demonstrates the ability to capture a glimpse of passing time and light. It is this observation of a moment and relaying it to canvas that Morris finds both exciting and challenging.
Morris has shown work in over fifty exhibitions across Ireland, and the UK, including solo exhibitions in London and Gormleys.
"My paintings are about light and the effects of light on objects such as figures, water and landscapes; they are about minute colour changes. Composition is important to me and I spend a lot of time getting it right before I paint. I make sketches with pencil, charcoal or oil. These sketches, along with photographs, make up a sort of visual diary which I use as reference material for my paintings. I make a quick charcoal sketch working out the composition that most appeals to me. I start to paint, quickly at first, then slowly as the painting becomes more resolved. I aim to make the work look fluid, spontaneous and not forced." - John Morris
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