John paints abstract, experimental and mixed media fine art. As a poet, he often writes about his paintings with a variety of themes. His work appears in domestic and international private collections. John published two monographs on his art and poetry. He writes extensively on artistic topics. As a collector, John has acquired an array of artwork over the past thirty years.
Majoring in art in Redondo Union High School and at the University of California at Los Angeles, John also received a summer scholarship to Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. He has studied at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Irvine Valley College, and continues his education through nine recent Intensive Studies Seminars in Taos, New Mexico. He taught water media painting in Capistrano Adult Education.
For the past eight years, John has exhibited as one of fifteen artist-owners at the Cove Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. He is a Life Member and Past President of the Niguel Art Association, and managed the NAA Seaside Gallery in Dana Point.
In 1999, John was named Artist of the Year for the Annual Echoes and Visions Fine Art Show held in Laguna Niguel, California. In 2002, John was selected as one of twenty-one artists to watch in the 2003 Watercolor Magic Annual Year Book. He sits on the Board of Directors for Art 4 Kids, a charitable organization which distributes art materials to seriously ill children in Orange County Hospitals.
John and his wife Barbara have lived in Monarch Beach, California for thirty-four years. For further information, please contact John by telephone or fax at 949-489-3172, or the Cove Gallery at 949-494-1878 and www.covegallerylaguna.com.
