The Abstract Art of John L. Payne: "Day One - Ashes to Ashes" - 24' x 40" x 1.5" - Acrylic on hollow door panel

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

"Day One - Ashes to Ashes" - 24' x 40" x 1.5" - Acrylic on hollow door panel - $425.00 (SOLD)

Here is my version of the post apocalyptic world we were all afraid of during the cold war. That is if you are as old as me and were alive back then! This heavily textured painting is rather bleak and barren but I suppose that is what one would expect to find the day after the bombs fell. Those days were very fearful to many and it is troubling to hear that some countries are starting to threaten the use WMD's again. Mankind never seems to tire of finding new ways of killing and new reasons to start wars. Jesus warned us that it would be this way... Mt 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. One day he will return in power and glory and then we will finally achieve the "world peace" so many people have been wishing for. A special thanks to my new collector who purchased this painting from a show at the Springfield, MO Creamery Arts Center.

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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.