A Brush Full of Colour

The World of Ted Harrison
The true story of how a boy’s passion for learning saved him from a life in England’s coal mines and led him to a career as an internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator, famed for his images of Canada’s north. Includes full-colour reproductions of Ted Harrison’s art and a preface by the artist himself.

Now in an updated edition with revised back matter, the quintessential picture-book biography of Ted Harrison (19262015)

Ted Harrisons brightly coloured and wildly imaginative paintings set in the Yukon have become synonymous with the North. His instantly-recognizable images of the land of the midnight sun hang in galleries and private collections around the world. But how did a boy who grew up in a drab mining town in northeast England become one of Canadas most beloved and decorated artists?

A Brush Full of Colour is the story of a boy whose passion for learning wo