Hey John, My name is Andrew Rotondi. I am a new film maker from Mass. I'm actually shooting a new idea I have, in Main Actually. I neeed to find a talented artist to work with. You can email me at andrew_rotondi@yahoo.com if you'd like to talk more about the film. thanks John

I purchased City Glow in the Fog and I loved the way it looks on my gallery wall. Loving it

Nice work, John

Hi John, thanks for getting back to me. Good to see you have added some great new work. Sad to see that Sleep is gone, I did really like this very much and probably should have just got this. I'm excited about the upcoming lighter paintings. Thanks and take care, Nina

Nina, I should have some new artwork up within the next week or two. Most of the work I'm currently producing is of a much smaller scale than what I've been doing the past couple of years as my studio size has changed. Commissions are always welcome but I will not be crafting any large panels for a little while anyways. If you are looking for something lighter in value, I should have a series of plein air day landscapes finished by the end of the summer. George, the panels I've crafted are built using a rough sanded Masonite board attached to a rigidly constructed backing. Once constructed the front and sides of the panel are covered in approximately 12-15 coats of gesso with a roller and then sanded until smooth. The resulting finish is both smooth and porous (for the best paint adherence). When painting on these I take great care to keep the surface of the painting smooth and thin, with the exception of areas of great importance like light sources and structures. Every panel is

John, I'm enraptured by your paintings. I have spent a lot of time in the Scarborough area and have a very fond sentiment for the Maine coast. I have been most attracted to "Sleep" but have some questions about it. I imagine with the right light the painting shows subtle shade differences however I am having a hard time seeing that online. Also how does the material of canvas versus masonite board affect the paintings outcome? Thanks! Feel free to contact me at mcfadden.george@gmail.com.

Hi John,I love the paintings! Much as though I'm tempted by the beautiful 'sleep', I've been looking for something a shade lighter but still with that characteristic mysterious atmosphere that all your paintings seem to have. A little more along the lines of the 'ferry road'. Are there any new pictures in the pipeline? Do you take commissions? Nina

great work

I purchased one of John's paintings and everyone that see's it is mesmerized by it. His work is magnificent. Thank you

Thank you! Hope you are enjoying it. I typically sign paintings on the back only. Signatures on the front of a piece tend to be visually distracting. The practice of signing artwork seems to have fallen out of fashion in contemporary art making as well.