"At an exhibition of my work there's 30 to 40 pieces all together on large white walls. It's much different when you take one (a painting) home. The flower has more space to effect the feel of the room
...it doesn't just come from looking at the artwork straight on, it comes from seeing it out of the corner of your eye while you’re having a conversation with friends, or from across the room as you enter with guests, or when you turn on the lights after being away on vacation
...the way they effect the feel of a room, it's one of the things I like most about them."
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Biography
At the age of 14 John began his formal training under the award winning muralist John C. Traynor of the Paier College of Art and Art Students League of New York. Four years later John was accepted at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he went on to receive his bachelors degree. After graduation John traveled extensively through France, Ireland, and England, immersing himself in his work, further developing the eye for both subject and composition that he is known for today.
John shows his work in New York, Los Angeles and abroad. Known in America for his many public commissions, and sought after for his portrait work, John's name has become synonymous with his subject, and his interpretation of the rose has earned him accolades and attention from the art world at large.
John currently resides in Napa, California.
Artist Statement
I create work that is stripped down to what is essential. The flowers exist unencumbered, floating between the edges of the frame, some creamy and soft, others textured and defined, each holding their place against the deep black of the background. I’m interested in evoking emotion and influencing the undercurrent that exists around the artwork. My art is a visual reflection of this and an illustration of my desire for simplicity, and purity of form.
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