Barrington Watson to launch book on 50 years of drawing

Anthea


On Sunday, October 31 at 11:00a.m. Barrington Watson: 50 Years of drawing is set to launch, just a year after the exhibition of that name at the same venue – Gallery Barrington.
The book is Master Painter Barrington Watson’s celebration a milestone of 50 years of drawing with the publication of a new book, Barrington: 50 Years of drawing 1958-2008, depicting more than 200 drawings dating back to 1958.
The drawings, many of which were executed into brilliant paintings like ‘Mother and Child’ which hangs in the National Gallery, display the full range of Watson’s phenomenal talents – figure drawing, portraits, nudes and landscapes. They employ a variety of media from pencil, crayon and conte sketches, through pen and wash drawings, to more complex watercolour studies.

While many of the drawings are to be found in the collection of Watson’s Gallery Barrington in St. Andrew, the majority of those displayed in the book are in private collections and, therefore, not normally accessible to the general public. This book provides a unique opportunity for collectors, art lovers, students and the general public to gain an appreciation of Watson’s impressive ouvre and explains why he is credited as the person responsible for introducing the academic canons of scale, composition and draughtsmanship to the realist branch of Jamaican mainstream art.

Publication of the book is timely. It comes a few months before Watson celebrates his 80th birthday and precedes a planned Retrospective of the artist’s work by the National Gallery in 2011.

Watson, who continues to paint, mentor and teach young artists from his remote Orange Park studios in St Thomas, is a recipient of the Gold Musgrave medal from the Institute of Jamaica and the Order of Jamaica (OJ) in recognition of his achievements.

Book Details: Coffee Table/ Hardcover/ Full Colour/160 pages/200 drawings

Available immediately from: Gallery Barrington; Ian Randle Publishers; leading bookstores and galleries.

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2 Thoughts to “Barrington Watson to launch book on 50 years of drawing”

  1. rackeem gordon
    January 22, 2011 at 6:24 pm

    hello! mr.watson am a student of the ruseas high who is currently doing the visual arts.however am working on a reflctive journal for my (s.b.a) school based assinement were i have choosen you as the carribean artist.I would like a few pictures of you drawings and paintings that depicts serenity or relaxation. I have been searching on the net for drawings under the following titles: “wisdom,contemplating” and a few others. hope you can email a few drawings and paintings that i can use.

  2. Anthea
    January 22, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    Thank you Rackeem for visiting this site. Here’s to a speedy response. Should you not receive a response from Mr Watson by Tuesday of next week, please write again and I will follow up for you. In the meantime, you may also contact Gallery Barrington at 876-978-7424 between Monday and Friday, 10a.m.-5p.m..

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