The Abstract Art of John L. Payne: Fibanacci Sequence 2

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Fibanacci Sequence 2 - SOLD

This piece is the second in a series of "green" paintings I created using recycled/renewable materials. The frame was made out of wood reclaimed from old cabinetry pulled out of a home during a kitchen remodel and the canvas is an old shirt stretched over the frame and primed. (Look closely and you can see the buttons and pockets) While the painting is truly expressionistic, you will find that it contains symbols representing the first eight numbers of the Fibanacci sequence, a mathematical series also know as the "golden ratio". While I will let you look up the details yourself, it is evident that in God's creation of this planet and all that is on it, that He used this sequence repeatedly. This ~10" x 18" arcylic painting was sold at the "Art for Haiti Exhibit" at the National Street Gallery in Springfield, Missouri.

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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.