Rolf Harris Continues Art Tour

Art enthusiasts have been able to indulge their love for Rolf Harris as his national tour continued last week.

The Australian entertainment legend was at the Whitewall Gallery in Bournemouth on June 11th to promote his 'A Life in Art' exhibition, which featured a number of limited edition Rolf Harris prints.

Rolf's national tour is in celebration of his 80th year and he explained that his longevity and enduring popularity was down to the fact that he genuinely enjoyed his career as an artist and entertainer.

He told the Bournemouth Echo: "I guess it's all down to doing something that you love to do and getting paid to do it."

The next stop on the British tour was Wales where Rolf attended the Blue Dot Gallery in St David's shopping centre in Cardiff.

Rolf has an emotional connection to the country through his Welsh wife Alwen and family ties in Merthyr Tydfil where his father and uncle emigrated from.

Harris revealed that he enjoys meeting art fans who have come from across the United Kingdom to view Rolf Harris prints and learn more about the artwork on display.

He told Wales Online: "You end up going along to these exhibitions and you don't even manage to get round the paintings, there are so many people coming up to you and asking for your autograph and wanting to talk about the work, it's nice."

Rolf's Welsh adventure continued as he followed up the Cardiff event with a date in Swansea at the Ice House where Rolf Harris prints were ranging in value from £55 to £1,295.

The octogenarian said that he thought his exhibitions appealed to people because they included a wide variety of subjects.

He told Wales Online: "You've got brush scenes from Australia, studies from time we spent in South Africa last year, a great quantity of work, and that's more engaging for most people I think. I'll paint anything that catches my attention really."

Rolf will be taking his tour to High Wycombe where he will exhibit at the Whitehall gallery on June 19th.

Lotte Pedersen-Hill, gallery manager, told the Bucks Free Press that she was excited to have Rolf Harris prints on display as they have previously moved people to tears.

She said: "The technical composition of his work is amazing. I have seen someone stand and cry at his work because they love it so much."

Tennis fans attending Wimbledon this year will be able to view a Rolf Harris portrait of his ten favourite tournament champions.


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