CENTRE FOR MODERN & CONTEMPORARY
STUDIO CERAMICS AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK

Delicate and subtle are perhaps surprising descriptions for the work of a past rugby-playing, marathon-running Welshman, but they’re frequently used adjectives for John Harris paintings.
The contradiction more remarkable when his career is considered: 25 years teaching art in some tough schools in UK and abroad, but throughout, his interest in painting has been a constant thread.

Embarking on a second career in ’86, John realised his ambition to become a full-time artist. His fascination with landscape spans the dark valleys of South Wales, its lovely rivers, by the gentle English countryside to the Australian outback, the broad vistas of Africa to the mountains, wadis and coastlines of Dubai and Oman.

Combined with his travels, John’s continuing artistic development makes for a busy life, keeping several galleries supplied with fresh paintings and working on the surprising number of private commissions that take him to unexpected and interesting places.

This collection of John’s new work at Bevere showcases his abiding interest in subtle light, reflection and the transitory aspects of weather conditions and underlines a powerful connection to his Welsh homeland.