Born
in Jarrow in 1950, John studied Landscape Architecture at Leeds Polytechnic,
qualifying in 1976. After several years of dabbling without much success,
he made a concentrated effort to improve his watercolour technique. His
style developed and improved rapidly, and by 1983 he had his first exhibition
at Leeds Playhouse.
In
1985 he decided to take the plunge, by leaving his job and taking up
full time painting, and in 1989 achieved his lifelong ambition of moving
permanently to the Lake District.
Full details of limited editions and originals with prices are available from John's website.
The
inspiration for his paintings comes firstly from his love of watercolours
as a medium and secondly from his love of the mountains.
He
has been a keen and active climber ever since he was first bitten by the
bug in 1969.
Over
the past 17 years John has had several one-man exhibitions and has been
involved in many group exhibitions. His work is also continuously on display
in many private galleries throughout Cumbria. He produces his own fine
art editions.
After
several years in the Mountain Painters Gallery in Patterdale John moved
to Sharp Edge Gallery, Keswick, in December 2002.
