Artist's Statement
When John goes out to paint, he is looking at the interactions of colour and shape and through the accumulation of paint, the drawing finds itself. He works until his energy runs out.
Method of Working
John works from life either outside, or in the studio. With his dog Dixie as his companion, he will take his easel out into the landscape where he will try to complete the painting in that session, aiming to find an emotional response to what he sees and feels before him. Likewise working in the studio, the process can be different in that the painting may be built up over many sessions, although he is still responding to the subject before him.
Recent exhibitions
Linden Hall Studio, joint show 2019
JPArt Cosultancy, Blackheath 2019
Linden Hall Studio, Black and White 2019
Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition 2017-2025
New English Art Club Group Show, Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent 2017
Royal Society of British Artists 2017
New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2009, 2010, 2012 - 2025
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2010 - 2025
Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2016
Ing Discerning Eye 2015
New English Art Club Group Show Jerram Gallery 2023