John was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1959 and has been painting for as long as he can remember. he began working as a commercial artist after leaving college with a B.A.(Hons) degree in 1984. His first full time job was as a photographic retoucher with a top Manchester graphic and photogrphic agency - this was to last for only one year as he really wanted to pursue his wildlife painting career.
In 1985 he became a professional illustrator and freelance retoucher specialising in fantasy air-brush illustrations. these took the form of many computer magazine and game covers. at the same time he was studying the different painting techniques of the old masters, his favorites being Da Vinci, Titian, Rembrant, Turner and constable. In order to discover as much as possible about their techniques he would painstakingly copy selected paintings, some of them taking as long as eight months to complete.
His constant love throughout has been to paint wildlife and he takes every opportunity to study and observe animals in their natural environment. In 1994 hespent some time on the company of renowned wildlife artists John Seerey-Lester and Alan Hunt, the knowledge that he gained from them at this time proved invaluable. Since then he has spent time exhibiting and collecting reference at many game fairs throughout the country which has resulted in him producing his working dog series of paintings. All of these influences over the years are now apparent in his highly detailed yet atmospheric originals which are now proving extremely collectable.
John was awarded the 1998 "Best New Published artist" Award by the Fine Art Trade Guild.