English Artist John Bond follows in a fine tradition of painters who know and love the varied and ever changing landscapes of East Anglia, France as well as The Caribbean. John’s atmospheric studies, in oil, of shore or marsh, field, fen or woodland capture the epitome of the scene observed. Sometimes exciting tones reflect the warmth of the sun, sometimes subdued hues evoke winters bite or the chill that comes with autumn. Apparent is an underlying response to the seasons and for country life past and present.
The use of figures within John’s work serves to add a narrative, occasionally solitary and still, often working together, they generally claim the focus of the painting. John admits that the ‘tension’ of his paintings is served by the apparent relationship between the figures within even though they often have no association between one another apart from being in the same scene!
John was born in 1945, studied at The Norwich School of Art and then The Central School of Art in London. His original work is much collected thus his occasional one man exhibitions are invariably sold out.
The Red Dot Gallery carries an extensive selection of his popular limited edition prints which are all signed and numbered by the artist.
