Early work from the 1980s explored the melancholy of old buildings in mostly deserted inner city areas; investigating shuttered windows and solid, but defaced doors. Occasional use of the human figure added to a feeling of loneliness. All work at this time was done in oils.
During the mid-eighties a time looking at and painting old fishing boats, captured that same sense of abandonment and questioning.
On arriving in Perth in 1986 was struck by the intense colour and light and worked on a series of extremely realistic beach scenes, incorporating people using acrylics.
Thereafter John worked on a series of window paintings using oils which culminated in a solo exhibition in 1997. These paintings explored windows as an intriguing foil to life; looking in and looking out. The series included some paintings looking at architecture and the landscape, focusing on Rottnest Island, Beverly and York.
More recently John has interpreted both the local and European landscape, capturing the subtleties of colour and light using a spontaneous and sensitive technique using pastel and oil.

Born   December 1951
BA Fine Arts 1974
Dip Ed. 1975

Art teacher in secondary schools for 6 years
Worked as an artist in the advertising industry for 2 years
Completed MBA 1987 and worked as Marketing Manager for 12 years
Now owns a business in the art industry and has re-committed to his own painting
 
Background

1982 – 1985Joint exhibitions: The  Crake Gallery,  Johannesburg:  
1986 Solo exhibition:  Raines Galleries, Johannesburg,
1986 - 1988 Group shows:  Gallery Australia, North Perth
1997 Solo exhibition: International Gallery,  Claremont
1989 - Present Exhibited various group shows in Western Australia