John D Wilson | Art

Years ago when my 4 year old daughter, Stephanie, brought home a picture she had done at playgroup, little did I realise how that one little picture was going to change my life, my career, and the whole way I looked at art! It was only a small picture of a stickman figure which had been made into a Christmas card which I put on my mantelpiece with all my other cards. But when I sat down and looked at it again, along with a print of a Lowry painting I had hanging above it, it made me think that when Lowry was 4 years old he would have painted figures just the same way as my daughter did; as would Turner, Monet, Constable, Hockney and all the other great artists of our time. It was this moment that gave me the idea of mixing children’s art with art created by adults. At that point I started painting what have now become known as my gallery paintings featuring stick figures, along with miniature masterpieces by famous artists of past and present in the background. It gives me chance to paint some amazing and technically difficult works first created by famous artists, whilst at the same time adding my own little bit of childhood humour.

In this new collection you will see my characters in various settings; all of which I hope will bring a smile to your face as well as an interesting piece of art to your walls.

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