As a country boy born in Quairading John discovered his artistic talent early, at school he became known as the ‘class artist’. John embraced his talent and has continued to paint throughout his life. In recent years with more time and a deep yearning within he has focused his attention on steadily building a body of work.
John says of himself “Being an artist is who I am, it comes from very deep inside,” this drive to paint has been fed by a constant flow of inspiration. Not content to remain with one subject or style John’s work moves from traditional to the surreal and back again. Each crafted work comes with its own insights and commentary on life and he is always pushing his creativity to its limits with new ideas and techniques.
John’s medium of choice is Acrylics; the quickly drying paint allows him to apply the brush while inspiration flows. A perfectionist at heart John will revisit a painting again and again stepping away to let the final image to reveal itself. This often means a steep learning curve working out how to bring his vision to life. He uses dark backgrounds as his base because he likes the way it adds depth and impact – “ I love to bring subjects to life from the dark.”
The Iconic Stockman Series of paintings come hot on the heels of his successful solo exhibition in the Swan Valley in August of 2019. There is limited stock available as editions are running at 100 prints per painting.
Visit John’s website: johnnedkelly.com.au