Not all of the paintings john makes are for sale, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get to see them. scroll through this page to see all of john’s art both for sale and not.
This painting of a blue crab was made by John at an art show. He focused on working fast and loose with his strokes and colors to give it a painterly look.
Burrowing Owls are very close to John's heart. Growing up in south Florida, they've always lived in his backyard and as such paintings of them were bound to happen.
This Cardinal painting is one of the first watercolors John did after taking a several year long break from watercolor painting. He made it for his, at the time girlfriend, Hilary. She loved it so much they eventually had prints made of it.
This pen sketch of a cow Elk was made by John after a family vacation he took to North Carolina. The reference for this drawing was taken on that trip.
Snowy Egrets are one of John's favorite species of bird. He even voted for it to be the state bird of Florida when he was is fifth grade. To no avail unfortunately.
If you like this painting of a Flamingo and want to try it yourself it is actually one of the watercolor classes that John teaches.
John made this painting one night when he was messing around with a bunch of scrap paper. After making one of these flowers he decided to make a few more and frame them.
John made this Raven painting solely because of how cool the frame was. At the time he had access to a whole craft store and thought it would be fun to gild behind the Raven.
The Ruffled Grouse is a bird John was not initially familiar with. The idea for this painting was suggested to him by one of his friends.
Hammerhead sharks are one of the more interesting looking fish in the sea and John certainly agrees. This painting depicts a Greater Hammerhead chasing down some Ballyhoo.
This portrait of John's fiancé Hilary is obviously not for sale. John isn't very good at portraits in watercolor either so this one is close to his heart for multiple reasons.
This Hornbill was very friendly and John spent a good 25 minutes with him taking pictures. He was certain that this little guy would be a painting eventually.
One of the trips John and Hilary took to Zoo Tampa they were feeding the Manatees while they were there and this dude was going to town on that head of lettuce.
Ibis are everywhere in south Florida. They follow the lawnmowers and eat the bugs that they disturb. This painting is also a watercolor class if you'd like to make one yourself.
This painting is a commission piece John made for his friend McKayla. She got it as a gift for her grandparents. They went back and forth for days trying to get the design right and in the end everybody loved it.
Jakie the Cockatiel was Hilary's mother's pet bird. She lived a very long life and was absolutely loved by John, Hilary, and everyone who met her.
John made this painting of the Key West lighthouse at an art show. He's very happy with the way the colors and clouds turned out on this one.
Koalas are Hilary's favorite animal. John made this painting for her as a Christmas gift many moons ago. It hangs up in their bedroom to this day.
John has always thought lionfish were very cool. Unfortunately they are an invasive species in Florida waters and have a nasty sting so in painting form is a better way to enjoy them.
One of the larger paintings John has made, This painting depicts two Mahi Mahi chasing down squid. John spent months painting and repainting this one.
John made this painting because he thought it would look nice inside this frame specifically.
The reference photo for this painting was taken by John on a kayak trip in Pine Island Sound. He was about waist deep in water when he took it.
Snook are one of the harder fish to catch in John's area and they make for excellent subject matter with their streamline bodies and pronounced lateral line.
Moray Eels are one of those sea creatures John is totally fine with seeing at an aquarium and not in the wild. They aren't typically aggressive but let's not test it.
John see's at least one Osprey every day and he loves their fierce look and recognizable call.
This is one part of a bigger painting called Open Ocean Quartet. It consists of this Mahi Mahi and three other pelagic fish.
This is one part of a bigger painting called Open Ocean Quartet. It consists of this Mako Shark and three other pelagic fish.
This is one part of a bigger painting called Open Ocean Quartet. It consists of this Swordfish and three other pelagic fish.
This is one part of a bigger painting called Open Ocean Quartet. It consists of this Tuna and three other pelagic fish.
This painting is what's called a tetraptych, which means one large painting composed of four separate smaller paintings. The fish included in this painting are a Mahi Mahi, Mako Shark, Swordfish, and Tuna.
John played with more exaggerated colors in this painting of a permit. He really enjoyed the result of it.
This octopus was made specifically because John wanted to challenge himself to fit eight tentacles into one composition.
John has never seen a Sockeye Salmon in real life but he would love to catch one. This painting is unique because it is one of the few paintings John has made that has no blue in it.
This painting of the Sanibel lighthouse was made by John at a craft show. John is very happy with the amount of detail he was able to get into it even though it is very small in size.
John has always wanted to make a painting like this. He used to stare at the posters at tackle shops and try to memorize all the fish in the references.
John saw this cloud while driving over the Caloosahatchee bridge one day. He loved how the cloud went from a normal looking could to one seemingly on fire.
This painting of a tripletail was suggested by John's father. John has never caught or seen a tripletail but he has heard stories of people rolling up to crab pots and basically grabbing these fish out of the water. They for some reason either aren't scared of boats or too dumb to know to run.
This White Rhino was chowing down on some grass during one of John and Hilary's trips to Zoo Tampa. John is very pleased with the outcome of this painting, he feels he really captured the details and life of the Rhino without getting too bogged down in perfectly matching the reference image.