[1][2] He became interested in art at an early age, copying chocolate box pictures that his mother brought home from work, and painting on school art trips and family holidays.
While his classmates favoured pop art and abstraction, he developed an expressionist style, influenced by artists such as Kokoschka, Chagall and Soutine.
[2] He was awarded an honorary degree by Abertay University in 2009 [3] and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to art and charity in Scotland.
As well as local buyers, he is patronised by celebrities such as Sting, Madonna, Simon Le Bon, Sophia Loren, Chris Patten and Rick Stein.
[6] Morrison lives in Tayvallich, Argyll,[2] with his wife Maureen, whom he met while he was doing a student job in a design studio of a local carpet factory.