Oil Paintings

John produces his own paints by mixing soaps, waxes and resins with specially prepared linseed, walnut, sunflower or almond oils and binding these media with the best pigments on the market. This artisan approach is hundreds of years old, ultimately stems from the St Luke’s Guilds of old and has been used less and less since the arrival of mass-produced art supplies. John is uniquely placed in this space of the art world, having experimented and perfected his techniques and processes over decades.

But the knowledge of processes and ingredients is only one aspect needed to keep traditional artistry alive: John is also a master of glazing layer upon layer of transparent paint, so as to create an illusion of depth and modelling objects in brilliantly glowing colour which, as we know from Old Masters, is capable of withstanding the test of time itself.