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Terry St John BIOGRAPHY
Born 1934 Sacramento, California. Known for: Figurative, landscape-abstraction.
A painter of large-scale landscapes, Terry St. John does semi-abstract work that shows a delight in vibrant hues and bold swaths with the brush. Favorite colors have been Fauve reds, blues, purples... Read full biography
A painter of large-scale landscapes, Terry St. John does semi-abstract work that shows a delight in vibrant hues and bold swaths with the brush. Favorite colors have been Fauve reds, blues, purples and greens. Often figures appear in the landscape. He grew up in Berkeley, California, and has... Read full biography
A painter of large-scale landscapes, Terry St. John does semi-abstract work that shows a delight in vibrant hues and bold swaths with the brush. Favorite colors have been Fauve reds, blues, purples and greens. Often figures appear in the landscape. He grew up in Berkeley, California, and has maintained a studio in Oakland for many years. In the mid 1970s, he became a plein-air painter, going on many excursions with Lundy Siegriest, a noted Bay Area artist of the California out-of-doors movement... Read full biography
A painter of large-scale landscapes, Terry St. John does semi-abstract work that shows a delight in vibrant hues and bold swaths with the brush. Favorite colors have been Fauve reds, blues, purples and greens. Often figures appear in the landscape. He grew up in Berkeley, California, and has maintained a studio in Oakland for many years. In the mid 1970s, he became a plein-air painter, going on many excursions with Lundy Siegriest, a noted Bay Area artist of the California out-of-doors movement of the 1920s and 30s. From Siegriest, he adopted the dictum, "keep it simple.". He has worked on site at the Berkeley marina, in the Napa Valley, and on Mount Diablo. Source:. Andrew Long, "Keep on Truckin", Art & Antiques, March 1999... Read full biography
A painter of large-scale landscapes, Terry St. John does semi-abstract work that shows a delight in vibrant hues and bold swaths with the brush. Favorite colors have been Fauve reds, blues, purples and greens. Often figures appear in the landscape. He grew up in Berkeley, California, and has maintained a studio in Oakland for many years. In the mid 1970s, he became a plein-air painter, going on many excursions with Lundy Siegriest, a noted Bay Area artist of the California out-of-doors movement of the 1920s and 30s. From Siegriest, he adopted the dictum, "keep it simple.". He has worked on site at the Berkeley marina, in the Napa Valley, and on Mount Diablo. Source:. Andrew Long, "Keep on Truckin", Art & Antiques, March 1999... Read full biography
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A painter of large-scale landscapes, Terry St. John does semi-abstract work that shows a delight in vibrant hues and bold swaths with the brush. Favorite colors have been Fauve reds, blues, purples and greens. Often figures appear in the landscape.
He grew up in Berkeley, California, and has maintained a studio in Oakland for many years. In the mid 1970s, he became a plein-air painter, going on many excursions with Lundy Siegriest, a noted Bay Area artist of the California out-of-doors movement of the 1920s and 30s. From Siegriest, he adopted the dictum, "keep it simple."
He has worked on site at the Berkeley marina, in the Napa Valley, and on Mount Diablo.
Source:
Andrew Long, "Keep on Truckin", Art & Antiques, March 1999Biography from the Archives of askART
The following is from Ritamarie Sustek, Fine Art Appraiser of Walnut Creek, California.
Terry St. John was born in 1934, in Sacramento CA.
His related professional activities include Associate Curator of Modern Paintings, The Oakland Museum,1969-90
Visiting Professor, Stanford University, CA. 1990
Director, Outdoor Painters Project, U of CA at Santa Cruz 1979-91
Artists in Residence, Yosemite National Park 1991-93
Art Department Chair, College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA 1990-1997
His Education includes: 1966 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland,
CA
1960 California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
1958 BA University of California, Berkeley, CA