The Abstract Art of John L. Payne: "Circular Logic" - Acrylic on door panel - 35" x 30" x 1.5" - 425.00

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

"Circular Logic" - Acrylic on door panel - 35" x 30" x 1.5" - 425.00 - SOLD

I continued with the center band in this painting, however, I utilized the concept of a fault line from my previous painting, by displacing portions of the band as if tectonic plates had shifted. I incorporated circles instead of lines in this painting as an attempt to further the evolution of a concept. I added directional lines on the circles which lead to a new type of signature for this series. You will also note that there is a distinguishable face in the lower left as I began to pull form from the organic. The changes in this painting led directly to a bolder use of definable content in my next painting called "Lust of the Flesh".

In my discussion during the last few posts, I keep mentioning the phrase "evolution of a painting". I am trying to let my work grow and expand into something deeper and more personal. As an attempt to do this I am forcing myself to make changes in each painting that will force it to become something at least slightly different than the last. Not just in composition and color but also a painting that stretches my own boundaries of creativity. I want to create more.... I want to know what is really inside of me.

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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.