Christopher John Harrison

(1935 - )

(Specialist Painter of Trompe l'Oeil)

Christopher is firmly dedicated to combining the effects of illusion, mystery, artistry and technical brilliance to the optimum.  He has always maintained a parallel passion for music and embarked on a career as a professional musician on leaving public school.  However, love and fascination of his father's (the famous artist Frederick Clifford Harrison) pulled him further into the enigmatic and intriguing world of art and illusion.

Valuable experience as a carpenter, coupled with the study of pottery and musical instruments, has enabled him to portray on canvas the skills of the craftsman.  He trained initially with his father, followed by four years intensive study at London's leading commercial studio where he mastered the techniques of all mediums. After a further eight years in the commercial environment and study with his father, he finally achieved the highest standard possible to complete his first Trompe l'Oeil.

Christopher Harrison is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition with eleven paintings hung since 1974. Four paintings have been reproduced in the Academy illustrated catalogue and he is also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists.

His work is constantly in demand having been commissioned by collectors worldwide, including most of Europe, Scandinavia, Austria, South America, Saudi Arabia and the USA. His latest and most ambitious commission is for the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.