Artist: John Pearson

John G Pearson is an established Australian artist. He interprets the Australian landscape, capturing its subtleties of colour and light using a spontaneous technique in oils. His waterscapes and figurative work capture intense qualities of light contrasted with rich dark shadows.
John also explores urban scenes and the place of the human figure. Newer works of cars and cityscapes have a contemporary feel and urgency. Other works capture the nostalgia of old VW Beetles and Kombis in a series depicting times passed and elements of surf culture. His works capture a soft mood and feeling of contemplation.
He completed a BA Fine Arts degree in 1974 and an MBA in 1988. John worked as an art teacher, advertising illustrator and marketing manager before opening two galleries and a framing business in Perth. Today he is based on the Sunshine Coast where he paints after a daily ocean swim and body-surf.