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As a child Jonathan
always loved to paint and stood in awe of his father, a professional
artist. He always felt he was destined to follow in his father’s
footsteps, but after leaving school found himself working in a variety
of jobs, and finally finding a creative position as an interior
designer. He knew that this was not the life for him however, and
eventually resigned from his job to go travelling, financing his journey
with money raised from selling his work along the way.
The realisation that he was able to sell his work so easily filled
Jonathan with confidence and resolve, and he returned home to Yorkshire
to open a gallery. Surrounded by artwork that he admired and seeing the
positive response of his customers encouraged him to paint some of his
best ever work.
After six years in the gallery, Jonathan felt it was time to move on and
took the bold step of dedicating himself full-time to painting. His new
found confidence led him to abandon his methodical style in favour of
more spontaneous “free” painting onto canvas and board. He found this
new approach to be stimulating and exciting, and has never looked back.
Jonathan’s penchant for tropical blue seas, acquired on his travels, is
a hugely inspirational factor in his work. He also loves the sky and the
uniqueness of ever-changing cloud formations, and is constantly amazed
by the differences in the seascape caused by the passage of time
throughout the day.
In 1999, Jonathan was elected a Fellow of the British Society of
Painters and the International Guild of Artists. His work is held in
private collections and galleries throughout the UK, Europe and the USA.
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