We have been learning about Scotland’s natural features and this week we looked at Scottish landscape artist John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo). To help us gain a better understanding of his art we started the lesson by discussing his work in groups. We then created paintings in his style using bold colours and short brushstrokes.

We agreed that his work is colourful and that we would quite like to visit the places in his paintings because they make us feel calm and free. We really enjoyed exploring his paintings and trying out his techniques.

Jolomo is an expressionist painter which means showing emotion in his work is more important than making it look realistic. His paintings include many features of Scotland’s landscape including hills, rivers and beaches.