An Introduction from John
Hi there, welcome to my website! It's not very flash I know because I'm an artist not a website specialist. I don't have anyone updating the website, just me. No professional photographers, fancy apps or a sales strategy. But an honest share of the oil paintings I produce because I love painting. And as an independent artist, I'm not paying gallery fees, so I can keep my prices realistic.
Most of my art is inspired by my personal experiences of the world as I see it. I strive to create enough detail in my work to bring it to life while maintaining a painterly quality which takes many hours of work. Most of the paintings here have taken over sixty hours to complete.
I'm a UK-based artist from Manchester. with an early career as a high-quality flexographic printer, where matching colour was essential in my everyday work life and has provided a solid foundation for the artwork I produce today.
A passion for creating art that evokes emotion. Bringing a scene to life in rich colour with fine detail is what I love the most, and if I can share that view with the same emotion I feel, then that is very special to me.
I have received some recognition in landscape painting by winning runner-up in 'Art Show International 2022.' Exhibited at D31 Doncaster, Saul Hay in Manchester, Goose Green Altrincham, and Mall Galleries London with the Royal Society of British Artists. However I rarely exhibit my work these days, preferring the more direct personal contact from my basic website. Hope you enjoy a scroll through the gallery. The world needs art, and art needs your love and support.
Original Oil Paintings
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Quality Giclée Prints
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John
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2024
29th February - 9th March
I was really pleased to have one of my paintings 'Reflections' selected for the prestigious RBA 2024 annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London and delighted the oil painting sold on the preveiw evening.
Cotton on Manchester Exhibition
I was delighted to hear that 2 of my paintings made the shortlist of 65 out of the 189 submitted to be displayed at the 'Cotton on M'cr' Landscape Exhibition at the Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester.
D31 Gallery Summer Exhibition
Having missed the artist launch party while in Rhodes, it was great to get the opportunity to see the gallery set up for the exhibition at first hand at the public launch.
Meeting Chinwe Russell, Laura Lee and the rest of the gallery team was inspiring, not to mention having some very interesting conversations with talented and diverse artists like London based Ekaterina Adelskaya. Three of my works were on display during the exhibition in Doncaster. Both of the original paintings seen in the photo have now sold.
The news is......I made the news
Award winning painting
I was delighted to come runner up in the
'Art show International' Landscape competition for 'Samuel's Mill' Although once a little sceptical of art competitions as being subjective, I think my attitude might be changing towards them as I have started to believe it helps to build self confidence as an artist
My Grandad loved your print. I gave it him today after getting it framed for Father's Day. He cried. He was made up. So thank you for creating such a special painting.
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