John was born near Manchester in 1949. Having completed the final year of his degree at Salford College of Art, John was awarded the prestigious Bursary Award from the highly acclaimed Royal Society of Arts.

After graduating he embarked upon a career in advertising. Working as an art director he designed and illustrated books for the European market. It was during this time that he became increasingly inspired by Spanish and French post-impressionist painters and he discovered a great affection for the Fauvist masters, Matisse and Braque.

He paints Provencal landscapes, café scenes, hill towns and harbour reflections. He deliberately exaggerates the strong sunlight and deep shadows in his studies to evoke the warmth of the Mediterranean. Bright oranges, yellows and luminous greens vie with bluish mauves and maroon tinged purples in his pastel works with an even stronger glow from John’s oil paintings.

He was nominated as Best Up-and-Coming Artist in both 1999 and 2000 by the Fine Art Trade Guild.