STATEMENT

I joined the Drawing Galaxy in 2009 and continue to appreciate the challenges that it offers. My work goes off in directions I would not have considered on my own. Looking back over seven years of drawings, I am stunned by the range of expression I have explored. My techniques have evolved but my goal remains steady: to create images that please me to contemplate.

BIO

Born in Pittsburgh in 1942, John was surrounded by art from infancy as his mother was a professional Portrait Painter and Art Teacher. A lifelong photographer, he studied painting, drawing, and printmaking since moving to Woodstock in 1982. At The Woodstock School of Art, instructors Robert Angeloch and Meredith Rosier have been most influential. John has long served on the Board of Directors of the WSA and served several terms as Chairman of The Woodstock Artists Association and Museum. John was a Psychology Professor for 12 years (Rutgers, Manhattanville College) and a Researcher and Product Designer at Woodstock Percussion Inc., for 20 years.