John earned
his living with a pencil in his hand, having pursued an architectural career
specialising in housing design and the planning of housing developments. However,
the increasingly computerised architectural environment prompted him to develop
his lifetime’s interest in drawing and painting.
He attended Glasgow
School of Art evening classes, where his tutor was Sylvia Allen, the well-known
painter and colourist, who invited him to join her own classes where he studied
for a further four years under her guidance.
John is inspired by the
painting techniques of Edward Wesson, Edward Seago and David Curtis, amongst
others. He works mainly in watercolour as he enjoys the essential drawing
aspect of working in this medium.
Now retired, he lives in
Auchtermuchty within the beautiful rural landscapes of the Howe of Fife and
close to the East Neuk villages, all of which offer an abundance of varied and
inspiring subject matter.
John exhibits in a
number of Scottish galleries and at the Scottish Society of Architect Artists’
exhibitions.
