John Clark

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I started painting in pastel in 1985, as a natural progression of the drawing, which I had been practicing for as long as I remember. Two years later, I settled in the Cayman Islands, where I lived with my family for fourteen years. The colors of the Caribbean stimulated my artistic senses and invited me to capture the Turquoise sea and the bright pink bougainvilliers on paper and canvas. The artistic community of the Cayman Islands welcomed me, private collectors and institutions bought my works, and I participated in numerous exhibitions of visual arts and collective exhibitions, winning several prizes. The Cayman Islands are a dependent British territory and my status within the artistic community gave me the opportunity and the honor of meeting members of the royal family.

I started using acrylic towards the end of my stay in the Cayman Islands, and now that I live in England, I paint almost exclusively with this technique. The acrylics combine the strength of color with technical simplicity, and thanks to their sustainability, I know that when I explore originals around the world, they arrive in perfect condition.

One of the advantages of living in Europe is to be able to travel to countries like Italy and France. I feel lucky to have been able to paint some pastoral scenes from Tuscany and Provence between my more typically tropical works for Caribbean galleries and collectors in the United States.

In 2013, I started painting Kauai scenes, to exhibit and sell them through the Palms Gallery. It was a great privilege for me to be selected to be the first international artist in the gallery, and there can be a better inspiration for an artist than to have as subject the most naturally beautiful landscapes of the planet, and a gallery in the middle of all this where his works can be exhibited and appreciated. Today, my days start with a white canvas in front of me and images of narcotic waterfalls, steep mountains, immaculate beaches and palm trees that swing, which only ask to be painted.

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I started painting with pastels in 1985, as a natural progression from drawing, which I had been practicing for as long as I can remember. Two years later, I moved to the Cayman Islands, where I lived with my family for fourteen years. The colors of the Caribbean stimulated my artistic senses and invited me to capture the turquoise sea and bright pink bougainvillea on paper and canvas. The artistic community of the Cayman Islands welcomed me, private collectors and institutions purchased my works, and I participated in numerous visual arts exhibitions and group shows, winning several awards. The Cayman Islands are a British dependent territory, and my status within the artistic community gave me the opportunity and honor to meet members of the royal family.

I started using acrylics towards the end of my stay in the Cayman Islands, and now that I live in England, I paint almost exclusively with this technique. Acrylics combine the strength of color with technical simplicity, and thanks to their durability, I know that when I ship originals across the world, they arrive in perfect condition.

One of the advantages of living in Europe is being able to travel to countries like Italy and France. I feel lucky to have been able to paint some pastoral scenes of Tuscany and Provence between my more typically tropical works for Caribbean galleries and collectors in the United States.

In 2013, I began painting scenes of Kauai, to exhibit and sell through the Palms Gallery. It was a great privilege for me to be selected as the gallery's first international artist, and there can be no better inspiration for an artist than to have the most naturally beautiful landscapes on the planet as a subject, and a gallery in the midst of it all where their works can be displayed and appreciated. Today, my days begin with a blank canvas in front of me and images of stunning waterfalls, steep mountains, pristine beaches, and swaying palm trees just waiting to be painted.