JOHN EAGLE - Contact John about his paintings at 949-293-132two or at [email protected]
John’s objective is to dramatize the quality of light and stimulate a warm positve feeling of serenity and tranquility. He paints en plein air (on location) using an impressionistic style half way between French and American impressionism. He applies thick, undiluted oil paint with a flat brush in such a manner that the colorful image changes in appearance depending on the lighting and viewing distance. The completed scene is intentionally out of focus up close, and very vivid from ten to twenty feet away. Literal detail is omitted and left to the viewer’s imagination, thereby becoming an impression rather than a literal rendering. John specializes in painting commissions.
John was born in Ashtablula, Ohio. He grew up in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay area. His artistic career began in San Jose, California, where he completed his undergraduate degree at SJSU. His post graduate studies were at Otis Art Institute and the Laguna College of Art and Design. He is a member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Sawdust Art Festival, Festival of Arts, Southern California Artists Association, American Impressionist Society, and serves as an officer for First Thursdays Art Walk in Laguna Beach. He was an instructor of oil painting for the City of Laguna Beach and the Sawdust Art Festival. John is a registered artist in Who’s Who in American Art. He is the Founder and owner of Studio 7 Gallery. He has been actively painting over 60 years. His life as a Laguna Beach artist is “a wonderful dream come true.”
JOHN EAGLE - Contact John about his paintings at 949-293-132two or at [email protected]
John’s objective is to dramatize the quality of light and stimulate a warm positve feeling of serenity and tranquility. He paints en plein air (on location) using an impressionistic style half way between French and American impressionism. He applies thick, undiluted oil paint with a flat brush in such a manner that the colorful image changes in appearance depending on the lighting and viewing distance. The completed scene is intentionally out of focus up close, and very vivid from ten to twenty feet away. Literal detail is omitted and left to the viewer’s imagination, thereby becoming an impression rather than a literal rendering. John specializes in painting commissions.
John was born in Ashtablula, Ohio. He grew up in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay area. His artistic career began in San Jose, California, where he completed his undergraduate degree at SJSU. His post graduate studies were at Otis Art Institute and the Laguna College of Art and Design. He is a member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Sawdust Art Festival, Festival of Arts, Southern California Artists Association, American Impressionist Society, and serves as an officer for First Thursdays Art Walk in Laguna Beach. He was an instructor of oil painting for the City of Laguna Beach and the Sawdust Art Festival. John is a registered artist in Who’s Who in American Art. He is the Founder and owner of Studio 7 Gallery. He has been actively painting over 60 years. His life as a Laguna Beach artist is “a wonderful dream come true.”