Gravure John Johnstone peinte à la main, numérotée et signée « Laiton dans les bateaux économies »

John Johnstone Framed hand painted coloured etching

Title: Simply Messing About In Boats

Overall Size: 450mm x 420mm including the frame

Medium: Limited Edition Watercolour Etching (Number 39/40)

About the artist. John Johnstone was born in Forfar in1941. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 1959-64 and was highlycommended. He received a major travelling scholarship to visit EuropeanCapitals and was a part time lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Artfor many years. He is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy and theScottish Society of Artists and is a professional member of the ScottishSociety of Artists and Scottish Visual Arts.

A glance through his works on the internet is enough totell one that John Johnstone is a unique artist and a maverick – in the special sense that hehas no problem in being completely original.

John on his own style andinfluences.

“My paintings seem to be expressing something, eitherserious or amusing about life. They depict people acting out minor dramas.Gesture, composition, characterisation and setting are important. There is anelement of gravity in them, but the humorous side probably eclipses thataspect.

I've always beenattracted by ‘characters' – the types you see in illustrated books by Dickensbrought up to date. The Wit, the Rake, the Philosopher, the kind of people yousee in bars arguing their point. The Spiv, the Conman, the Cheeky Chappie, theVamp, the Naughty Boy, the Lounge Lizard, Mr Angry, Little Miss Lonely – howthey all react to each other. Two or three of these characters might find theirway into way into my paintings – things start happening – I try to get it alldown – it never works out the way I planned, so I start sketching the nextscene…”

This is a very rare investment opportunity to buy a stunning Limited Edition John Johnstone work of art, at a fraction of Gallery pricing.

Also benefits from having been professionally framed and ready to hang.

Please let me know if you are interested in any other John Johnstoneoriginal paintings as I am a friend of the artist and have access to lots ofhis other original pieces from his career that spans over six decades.

Please check out the other original paintings which I have listed oneBay at this time!