My father used to bring home handfuls of paper from the office. This stuff had typewritten print on one side and was destined for the landfill, but still okay for doodling. I spent a fair amount of time doing just that. Back then my subject matter was airplanes and hotrods I drew for my buddies.
Later on, my brother and I convinced my mother to paper our bedroom in plain white. Three full walls of blank canvas. On went the tempera paint, in a psychedelic display from floor to ceiling. I’m sure my parents thought it looked a lot better with the door shut.
Following high school I attended art school at Georgian College where we learned a little bit of everything in year one. Before year two happened, I embarked on a career far removed from the world of fine art.
After thirty-six years of that I felt the urge to create again. So, here I am trying to remember some of what I learned way back when and to explore new mediums and subject matter for myself.
To see more of John's art, visit his website https://jcdcartworksandjewellery.ca/