Inspiration for John's art and design comes through early life in New England, before relocation to Vancouver Island, nearly a decade of life overseas, and at last a "coming home" to the Oaklands Rise Woonerf in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
This gallery provides a sample to illustrate the scope of interest including works in acrylic, line & wash, and digital media.
Multi-media and soft pastel explorations are underway now.
John's creative works include design of paintings, sketches, objects and products such as furnishings and features found in private collections in Canada, Cyprus, Hong Kong and Russia.
Koi Rising
Good fortune rises as koi swim in tropical waters. Painted
in Hong Kong as a tribute to hope and optimism during the SARS
pandemic, this work is timely to us during the current coronavirus pandemic. It speaks of hope in the darkest of times.
Private collection.
Slate & Timber
Retrospective collection, early works inspired by family history and Black Forest tales.
Love, grounded
This painting represents separation from loved ones and the confusion that can create risk in relationships torn, not by discord, but by distance. Seemingly grounded on a hill, love's reach is far, and constant.
Acrylic with pastel highlights. $450 CAD
Vision for Ah Pad, Hong Kong
Variable concept design, planning and installations. The overall project scope may be as small as $500 CAD and in the range of $3 million CAD requiring a longer engagement with a significant contribution to the outcome.
Drawings may be available by commission. Arrangements for a fuller project role may be negotiating according to scope.
Sourcing, project lead, interiors, exteriors and lighting design services (display, art conservation, event).
Urban Harvest
Fall harvest in Victoria, B.C.
Works & Available Services
Design: Maple Dining Table (carving by Panyotis Kountourides, nicosia)
Poppies: Pastel sketch for a proposed mural
Custiom Gift Tags & Cards: the brief: 18th Century Russia
Bespok Borders & Decoratvie Elements
Bespoke Seasonal & Event Features
Stationery Creations: the Brief : forest sunset
Marquestry Bar (in progress to realize John's design)
Unique objects: 1.5 metre Weathervane to top a villa in Cyprus
Concept Sketch for a Marquestry Bar, Limmasol, Cyprus
