John was painting as a young man and studying the masters of Renaissance Art in Europe before he was 16, sketching directly from sculptures and paintings in Museums and Collections. He studied privately with Artists to refine his skills in the classic mediums of oils, watercolor, pastel and charcoal. After completing 4 years of training in a Seminary selected by his parents, he was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California with advanced
standing to second semester in Illustration. Its was there that John refined his work ethic and studied with world class artists who taught there part time. He then worked as an art director for three advertising agencies, then spent the next five years in freelance illustration. His first assignments were for the Film and Music industries and illustration for books and magazines.
His love for Fantasy and science fiction were obvious in his sketchbooks and private collections of art he produced during that time. International publishers discovered his talent and began commissioning his art for licensing on Collectors Plates, puzzles, posters and many other products, which now number over 500
worldwide. John also worked in the Rock Industry doing promotions for Bill Graham of Winterland Productions on bands such as the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Beatles, Beachboys, and with Steve Wozniak on the US Festival art. Largest Rock Concert since Woodstock. It has been his great honor to work with world class talents and Art Directors during his career as an illustrator, fine artists and muralist. The films of Lucas Film ( Star Wars) and Alien stimulated much excitement at that time and new artists exploded onto the scene. Atari commissioned John to produce 4 covers for their new games and it was the genesis of a new era in
digital gaming across the planet. Since then, John has worked with 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Apple Computers, Lockheed, Rhino Records, Disney, Hallmark, Barnes and Noble, Warner Bros, Rythm and Hues, and Hallmark. This is a short list. Currently John is working in collaboration with Publishers to produce digital illustrations and mixed media art for projects such as the profound film by Steven Spielberg " Ready Player One" Currently, John is evolving into a spectacular new collection of artworks that are
combining his passion for mixed media and classical themes as well as contemporary subjects in many categories. "our limitations are unlimited and open to imagination".