{"id":261,"count":46,"description":"John Lawrence describes his artwork as \u201cvibrant, impressionistic and of the moment\u201d.\r\n\r\nBorn in Kent, John Lawrence first made a name for himself in the 1960s when he was commissioned by Wilkinson Sword to produce a set of engravings of ceremonial swords. He later illustrated campaigns for Castrol, Princes Salmon and Unilever.\r\n\r\nDuring the 80s and 90s, Lawrence worked for some major advertisers. He produced illustrations for bank notes and personal cheques and a series of seven Christmas advertisements for Harrods. Lawrence was the illustrator of the original Big Ben logo that appears on HP Sauce \u2013 an adaptation of which can still be seen on sauce bottles today.\r\n\r\nIn 1993 John decided he would concentrate on his oil paintings full time\u00a0and under the tuition of the artist Eddie Franklin, further developed his\u00a0style.\r\n\r\nJohn Lawrence's passion for marine scenes is reflected in a large body of his\u00a0work. \u00a0Alongside these John also paints local Sussex landscapes capturing country life, as well as street scenes and townscapes. John Lawrence paints mainly from life and invites viewers of his work to share the moment and feel the cold splash of the sea or the warmth of the sun, which he has captured on the canvas. \u00a0Through confident brushstrokes\u00a0and a bold use of colour John\u00a0forms a style which successfully\u00a0plays through all genres of his original paintings.","link":"https:\/\/www.forestgallery.com\/john-lawrence\/","name":"John Lawrence","slug":"john-lawrence","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"image_link":"https:\/\/www.forestgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/42915_JohnLawrence_RampartsAboveTheArun_t.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forestgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}