Oil paintings of street scenes, urban landscapes, people paintings, and old street scenes, are depicted in these canvases. John also creates portrait drawings in carbon pencil. The works below are a few examples of oil paintings in this genre. All but two of these works are in collections across North America. A strong drive to be expressive of life and humanity is evident in these pieces.
These works are all painted in oils. The artist has used a direct painting style, or wet in wet style for the most part. Artistic inspiration for these comes from life experiences as well as living in London England for a 6 year period, and traveling in Europe. These paintings predate the artist's landscape paintings. On the early works page you will see some of the first paintings the artist produced, including his very first painting.
Many of these paintings as well as several of the early works exhibit a strong emotional expressionist quality. That emotional quality runs through John's work. It will likely emerge in a new and stronger form as his painting evolves. |
