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John Lowrie Morrison OBE was born in 1948 in Maryhill, Glasgow, but now lives here in Argyll, local to The Square Peg. Known as Jolomo, he is one of Scotland’s best loved contemporary artists and has been painting Argyll and the Hebrides for over 50 years. His work is mainly expressionist oil paintings of our wonderful Scottish landscapes, featuring the lighthouses, crofts, coastlines and boats of the Scottish west coast, often also capturing the people and the light. Interested in...

  In Jolomo, a love of art was fostered at a young age by his family and most notably by his mother’s father, Henry, who was an accomplished water-colourist. His country, too, pushed him toward his craft. The history of Scottish art boasts a rich roster of landscape artists – perhaps unsurprising, when one considers that the nation boasts such a plethora of suitable scenery to paint. His passion brought him to the Glasgow School of Art in 1967, where...