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Pink Harrison Art
Pink lives and works in an idyllic location near Broadway in the Cotswolds. Her home is a converted silk mill with a brook running through the garden and alongside the studio, which was formerly her mother's who was a potter.
She learnt her technique from her late husband, the artist Michael Harrison (1948-1983), a watercolourist who was based in Rome in the seventies and taught painting throughout Italy. Michael and Pink held joint exhibitions in Rome and in England until 1983.
Solo exhibitions followed in Scotland where she lived for some years, and in the Cotswolds. She has shown her work in Edinburgh and in open exhibitions at both The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) and The Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) in London.
A stay in Japan influenced Pink's use of handmade papers, varying from very fine to heavyweight and sometimes rough textures. She uses cartridge papers for sketching with light washes - which can capture the moment more effectively than a full scale watercolour. Pink signs her work and also adds her hanko. This was created by a craftsman in Tokyo and represents the name, Harrison, in Japanese characters. It is carved into the base of a slender column of wood in the ancient tradition, and is dipped in ink, or recreated freehand in larger work.
Pink's work has been widely collected and has been published by Medici and the Robertson Collection.
Visitors Visitors are welcomed to Pink's studio in Broadway, Worcestershire, by prior arrangement. She regularly undertakes commissions and is happy to discuss any requirements you may have.