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John Johnstone

 

John Johnstone is one of Scotland’s leading artists working in a figurative style. He was born in Forfar in 1941. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art from 1959 to 1964 under David McClure and Alberto Morrocco. He later returned to teach life drawing classes to a new generation of artists who have gone on to forge their own successful careers. He is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Scottish Society of Artists and is a professional member of the Scottish Society of Artists and Scottish Visual Arts.

“My paintings seem to be expressing something, either serious or amusing about life. They depict people acting out minor dramas. Gesture, composition, characterisation and setting are important. There is an element of gravity in them, but the humorous side probably eclipses that aspect.”

Art historian Edward Lucie-Smith wrote: “John Johnstone is a unique artist – in the special sense that he has no problem in being original.  His only problem is keeping that originality within bounds.”

John has works in public and private collections at home and aboard including HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Carnegie Trust’s Art Collection, Angus Council Collection, Dundee City Collection, The McManus Galleries Collection and Fife Council Museums West Collection.

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Work by John Johnstone:

  • £130

    At The “Morgan”

    John Johnstone
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  • £320

    McLeish’s Seafood

    John Johnstone
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  • £300

    Barbers Shop

    John Johnstone
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    Timmy & His Friends Have An Accident

    John Johnstone
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  • £2500

    Cleaning Windows

    John Johnstone
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  • £2500

    The Muddled Road Ahead

    John Johnstone
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  • £2500

    Pandemic in the Sky

    John Johnstone
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  • £2500

    Coronavirus Comes to Town

    John Johnstone
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  • £2500

    Blind Guides

    John Johnstone
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  • £1500

    Outside the Bakers

    John Johnstone
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  • £1250

    The Sailors Return

    John Johnstone
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  • £950

    Picnic Offering

    John Johnstone
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  • £950

    Rosie Posing for her Photo

    John Johnstone
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  • £950

    Walking the Dog

    John Johnstone
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  • £950

    Alf Stopped to Chat with Mick

    John Johnstone
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  • £950

    Forfar Recycling Centre

    John Johnstone
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  • £950

    Self Portrait c1966

    John Johnstone
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    Applying the Lipstick

    John Johnstone
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  • £800

    Self Portrait with Brush

    John Johnstone
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  • £800

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    John Johnstone
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  • £700

    Timmy on the Rampage

    John Johnstone
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  • £700

    Priscilla & The Giraffe

    John Johnstone
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  • £700

    Beach Crescent, Broughty Ferry

    John Johnstone
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  • £700

    The Windmill Bar, Hilltown, Dundee

    John Johnstone
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  • £950

    Bob Dylan

    John Johnstone
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  • £600

    The Yellow Submarine

    John Johnstone
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    Kingston Paper Boy

    John Johnstone
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  • £350

    Ken Stott

    John Johnstone
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    Outside The Phoenix, Dundee

    John Johnstone
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  • £350

    The Agacan Restaurant with Zeki

    John Johnstone
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    The Globe Bar, Dundee

    John Johnstone
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    The Tay Bridge Bar, Perth Road, Dundee

    John Johnstone
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    The Pillars Bar, Dundee

    John Johnstone
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  • £295

    Outside the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

    John Johnstone
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  • £300

    Junction at Cowgate, Edinburgh

    John Johnstone
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  • £250

    The Gateway to the Glens Museum, Kirriemuir

    John Johnstone
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  • £250

    Ducks on the Forfar Loch

    John Johnstone
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  • SOLD

    St Margaret’s Inch, Forfar Loch

    John Johnstone
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  • £250

    Sunny Afternoon, Forfar Loch

    John Johnstone
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  • £270

    Wisdom Shouts in the Streets

    John Johnstone
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  • £250

    Dundee from the Tay Bridge

    John Johnstone
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  • £250

    The Bell Rock Tavern, Tayport Harbour

    John Johnstone
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  • £250

    Holidays at Crail

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  • £250

    Down by the Harbour

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  • £250

    Berry Pickers

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  • £250

    A Visit to the Caribbean

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  • £250

    Alice

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  • £270

    Sports Day

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    Tommy’s Mouse was Confiscated in the French Class

    John Johnstone
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  • £130

    At The “Morgan”

    John Johnstone
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  • £130

    A Mad Tea Party

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  • £150

    After Several Pink Gins

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  • SOLD

    Sparrows Fighting

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    Cats at Play

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  • £130

    Over Beechers

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  • £160

    Cat on the Prowl

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  • £130

    Simply Messing About in Boats

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    The Interloper

    John Johnstone
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  • POA

    The Sweetie Shop

    John Johnstone
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