John K. Harrell

ARTIST STATEMENT

Since early youth, supported by the encouragement of his grandmother who painted beside him, John K. Harrell has engaged in an artistic dialogue with his surroundings. Using color, light and form, his work celebrates the beauty and the poignancy of the seemingly commonplace. Here is an artist who delights in color and shape, whose technique is classical and impressionistic, and whose work virtually sings of his personal love affair with life.
John says of his process “Being an artist is doing what comes naturally. My subjects choose me-their patterns and shapes, their sense of rhythm and movement, inspire my creative energy. Pastel and acrylic allow me to capture the immediacy of the experience.”
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, John studied at the Colorado State University and attended classes at the Art Students League of Denver, Colorado. He has made his home in Denver where he has cultivated a strong and loyal national and local following.

AWARDS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS

* Artist Magazine National Landscape Competition 2005 Finalist Award

* Artist Magazine 2005 and 2004 Calendar Artist

* Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist Signification 2004

* Pastel Society of America National Juried Show 2004
A & A Giffuni Purchase Award

* Rocky Mountain Public TV Anniversary Collection 1998
Commemorative Poster Artist

* Florida Pastel Society Nu-Pastel Award 1997

* Artist Magazine National Landscape Competition 1996
Third Place Cash Award

*Rocky Mountain Public TV Anniversary Collection 1994
Commemorative Poster Artist

*Pastel Society of America National Juried Show
Most Popular Artist Award 1992

*A & A Giffuni Purchase Award 1991

SELECTED SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

Brushstrokes Studio Gallery Shows 2002-2007

National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Juried Show 2004

Fountainside Gallery Invitationals 2002-2005

One Man Shows Third Canyon Gallery 2000-2002

One Man Shows Thomas Anthony Gallery 2003-2005

Rocky Mountain Public TV Anniversary Collection 1996-2005

Abend Gallery Fine Art Holiday Show 1995-2007

Public Education Invitational Show and Auction 2003-2004

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Texaco Corporate Headquarters - New York, New York

Anderson Consulting - Denver, Colorado

Denver Dountown Partnership - Denver, Colorado

Great West Life - Denver, Colorado

Adams Mark Hotel - Denver, Colorado

Pfizer Pharmaceutical - Denver, Colorado

United Western Bank - Denver, Colorado