John grew up in Montana, and started drawing at an early age, focusing primarily on wildlife (and of course, comic book and fantasy art). He was fortunate to be able to spend so much time in the outdoors while growing up on the prairies of eastern Montana and in the Rockies of the west. After graduating from Montana State University with a degree in film and making a life-altering move to Los Angeles, John embarked on a career that included animation (Count Chocula and Frankenberry anyone?), technical illustration, and managing graphics departments for several companies. After retiring from the rapid-paced life of Los Angeles and moving with his wife Barbara to a small cabin in the Mojave desert for three years, he relocated to New Mexico. Drawn by the beauty of the area, he and Barbara started the next phase of their lives in Placitas, NM. There he rekindled his love of creating artwork and discovered and became involved in the rich artistic community in the area. Today he works primarily in pastels, capturing landscapes and scenes from throughout New Mexico and the West.

John is the current vice president of the Pastel Society of New Mexico and a member the New Mexico Art League. His work has been juried into a number of shows, including the 2022 and 2023 Masterworks shows, the Pastel Society of NM 30th and 31st International Pastel Painting Exhibitions at the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, the Placitas Artist Series, NM Art League exhibitions, and numerous others. He and his wife also participate in the Placitas Studio Tour, and he was one of the artists in the 2022 Placitas Garden Tour. His work is in private collections in the U.S. and Canada. John continues to take advantage of the wonderful opportunities to grow and learn more from the wealth of art and artists that surround us here in New Mexico.