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ROLF HARRIS – INTUITION (LIMITED EDITION BRONZE SCULPTURE)

In the Rodin programme for the ‘Rolf on Art’ series for BBC TV. I was asked to create a sculpture of a pair of hands as Rodin had done, first modelling the hands in clay and then casting them. To my amazement, I was told that Rodin used exactly the same single hand sculpture, but placed it in two different positions in the finished work. I got my dear daughter Bindi to pose for the work, and modelled it from her hand.

This is the hugely satisfying end result, and if you look closely it is definitely NOT a pair of hands. It is a repeat casting of the same hand, but placed in a slightly different position at a different angle. It was most thrilling to know that it was possible to do something as complicated, and I’d like to thank the people at the casting foundry who nursed me through the whole process.

Bronze Sculpture edition of 595 – size 12″x10″
Bronze Sculpture edition of 95 – size 14″x14″

Giclee on paper Edition no: 97/195

Image size: 11″ x 14″ Framed size: 25″ x 29″

£595

Rolf Harris occupies a unique position on the art scene, both with his work and with his upbeat and accessible attitude to the world of art. A hugely gifted communicator, he presents prime time TV shows and headlines Glastonbury, proving that there is no audience beyond his reach. His artwork encapsulates this inspirational ability, and whatever the subject or style, every piece is linked by that immediacy, accessibility and personal impact. From powerful scenes of the Australian outback to intimate figurative studies. Rolf’s art reflects the range of experiences and locations he has encountered over his long life as an artist. But despite the diverse subject matter his style is unmistakable, and his observational skill and portrayal of fine detail is second to none.

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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Paper Edition of 195 – Framed £750 image size: 24″x17″

This was painted from a television show commemorating the fact that Elvis would have been 75 in 2010 had he lived. I feel this picture really captures his huge appeal to the youngsters of the day and I love the two girls at the right of the picture, watching his every move with rapt attention. They are absolutely loving everything he does, loving the way he sounds and the way he performs.

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Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed canvas Size: 20″ x 40″

Edition no 52/195

Many years ago, when TVAM was operating, I arranged for them to hang a huge sheet of photographic paper in their studio so that I could do a demonstration painting of a snowscene for the TV cameras. I’d done all sorts of preliminary sketches of snow scenes, tree and building covered in snow, and went ahead and painted a 9 foot by 12 foot scene. It was thrilling to do, using all the different pots of paint and the 4 inch house painting brushes. I took a photo of the end result and have kept it ever since. The original painting was scrapped. Well, what can you do with something that huge in fairly flimsy paper? Just recently I unearthed my old photo and was inspired to paint it again, but this time in oil, and at a more sensible size.

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249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed £1225 canvas size 1: 28″x40″

This is in Harvey in Western Australia. The sun had set behind me, leaving everything in deep shade. But the sunlight was still hitting the bank of the trees high up in the distance, lighting up to such a brilliant orange that they look for all the world like a far-off bush fire. I did all the foreground, sketched in the bright orange background and then began to put in the mass of branches at the top. Then I started to think about what my old teacher and mentor Hayward Veal told me. He’d suggested that instead of trying to paint trees and branches on top of the sky colour, you paint everything dark, then put the sky and the spaces in between to reveal the trees and branches. I followed his advice and it worked.

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed £1225 Size: 49″x19″

I illustrated the side of a grand piano for DeMontfort Fine Art, with a long complex scene partly made up from my head, partly inspired by photos of country scenes from Northern New South Wales. These photographs showed a very green landscape, but I had in mind a parches, dry scene mainly composed of reds and oranges. When I had finished it, I really loved it so much that I immediately coated a long canvas with orange paint so I could have the pleasure again of painting a similar scene, but in a more right-angled oblong shape. As I eventually got around to working on it, the excitement of painting the scene on the piano was long months away, but as soon as I started, the thrill was there again. I hadn’t realised that the piano was much longer than my canvas, and so couldn’t duplicate the piano work of art. It was of necessity, shorter, but I think, exactly as much fun to paint. I don’t think it would have worked as well had I made all the paddocks green instead of orangey-red.

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249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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Rolf Harris - “Dry Country”

Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed £1295 Canvas size: 44″ x 27″

This is a spectacular country in one of the driest parts of Australia where the rocks seem to have a blue surface staining to them – they look incredible. The country is so sparse and barren that it can’t be farmed and the only trees that will grow are these – affectionately known as parachute trees. They have lots of tiny branches supporting a leafy canopy – hence the name.

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249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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“Snorkelling Over the Deep”

RARE

Framed and Signed Limited Edition Giclee

Edition : 695 (worldwide)

£985

Double mounted and framed with a 3.5″ white border.

Including a certificate of authenticity signed by Rolf Harris.

image size: 16 1/4″ x 24″

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Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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“Blue Elvis”

Signed Limited Edition Giclée Published 2005.

RARE

£P.O.A.

Rolf’s original 2002 painting, Blue Elvis, a portrait of Elvis Presley, was recently sold at a recent auction in London for £51,000. Rolf had given the work to his friend Shining Bear, who regularly plays the didgeridoo when the painter and entertainer performs. Harris gave his blessing when Shining Bear said he wanted to sell the painting to raise funds for his planned stageshow, The Gospel According to Elvis.

Edition of 225.

Signed by the artist Rolf Harris.

Available for or gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
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Rolf Harris - “Bush Sunset”

This is in Harvey in Western Australia. The sun had set behind me, leaving everything in deep shade. But the sunlight was still hitting the bank of the trees high up in the distance, lighting up to such a brilliant orange that they look for all the world like a far-off bush fire. I did all the foreground, sketched in the bright orange background and then began to put in the mass of branches at the top. Then I started to think about what my old teacher and mentor Hayward Veal told me. He’d suggested that instead of trying to paint trees and branches on top of the sky colour, you paint everything dark, then put the sky and the spaces in between to reveal the trees and branches. I followed his advice and it worked.

Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed

£1225

canvas size 1: 28″x40″

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/