John Barton has been drawing and painting for over 55 years .A native of the Tweed Coast ( North N.S.W., Australia),John’s career in architecture ,teaching and creating fine art has largely been carried out in the Geelong environs (city in the state of Victoria), while living with his family , all of whom have exhibited artwork locally.
John’s architecture exudes a coastal contemporary ambience , often incorporating adobe (mud brick and rammed earth) walling. Houses he has designed may be found in Western Australia, New south Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria..
Interpreting the masters : Cezanne, Rembrandt, Van Gogh ,Vermeer and others from the tender age of 10 , John learned the fundamentals and subtleties of working in oils (oil paint on canvas , hard board and other surfaces ).
In recent years ( from 1997 on…)John has returned to former passion … ” Life Drawing” ….His graphite (lead pencil) images are largely formed from 6B graphite block, pencil and fine clutch pencil on papers of varying grades, weights and textures.
His oil and acrylic paintings range from portraiture and domestic scenes to town, sea and landscapes,depicted ina sometimes realistic , always expressive ,and occasionally in an abstract manner.
John’s drawings and paintings are in public and private collections .
” Abstracts and Still Lifes” John’s first solo exhibition of acrylic and oil paintings, a 43 year retrospective was recently
opened on 6th May and close 27th May.2011….Movie footage and stills from this show and a more recent exhibition may be viewed on this website……Please enjoy,……John Barton.
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