John was born in Broken Hill NSW and educated in Adelaide. He attended the South Australian School of Art, studying Fine Art and Art History and then later Industrial Design at the Institute of Technology. When he graduated he did not pursue a career in art but instead joined the automotive designing cars.
John now pursues the life of a full time artist and lives in Melbourne, but he regularly travels to Europe - usually in the Spring. His Venice pictures capture the romance of one of the world’s most beautiful cities.
“It is the challenge of capturing the changing moods that light creates across the day and it’s subsequent effects on the surroundings such as buildings, the countryside and the water. The single most important factor in my painting is the light; that is light portrayed, light reflected and light suffused,’ John explains.
In September 2013 John won 1st prize in the Kenneth Jack Memorial Award. It’s an annual competition for watercolour hosted by the Watercolour Society of Australia Inc
