The Abstract Art of John L. Payne: The Life Is In the Blood - 32" x 38" x 1.5" - Acrylic on hollow door panel

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The Life Is In the Blood - 32" x 38" x 1.5" - Acrylic on hollow door panel - $525.00

Blood cells, veins and cappilaries... The "LIFE" is in the blood. Blood cells carry oxygen to the body and ultimately CO2 and other wastes from the body. Blood, if you really think about it, is simply a transport mechanism. Without it we die for it carries in it what we need for life. The Bible even makes a statement about our blood: Le 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: This speaks of course to human life but when we take a look at this concept with spiritual eyes, it becomes pretty easy to see a parallel story line. If we want to have "spiritual life" then we can also find that in the blood. Not in our own blood however, but in the precious blood of Jesus! His blood washes our sins away and replaces them with His own Righteousness. Now that is a blood transfusion!

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Artist Bio

Born in Oklahoma, John Payne began drawing and painting at the age of six. Though educated and involved in the arts well into college, his life and career path drastically changed when he enlisted into the United States Nuclear Navy at the age of 21. As a submariner, chemist and nuclear plant operator, safety became an integral part of his daily life. After leaving the Navy he followed a similar path working in radiation/chemical safety and ultimately as an Environmental Health and Safety Manager for over 20 years before returning full time to his passion as an artist. John is motivated by the works of the mid-century expressionists and current abstract artists alike. While some of John's work is pure expressionism, many of his pieces are more ordered in their chaos. This effort to control the abstraction with a sense of “boundaries” is reminiscent, states the artist, of the efforts we all make to live passionately while still attempting to conform to moral and social responsibilities. John’s work is thought provoking and often littered with social and philosophical commentary. As a Navy veteran John has traveled across the USA and to other countries as well, experiencing sights and cultures which have served as inspiration to his work. After 20+ years of working in the corporate world with art as his hobby, John has recently abandoned “the grind” to pursue his work as an artist in earnest. He offers that the decision was not only overdue but "very liberating". John lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Pattie and two dogs.