The Abstract Art of John L. Payne: "Sequence" - 24"x24"x1.5" - Acrylic on repurposed hollow core door panel

Thursday, December 5, 2013

"Sequence" - 24"x24"x1.5" - Acrylic on repurposed hollow core door panel - $125.00 SOLD

Yes, I admit that it is strange, but the inspiration for this painting came from mosquito larvae in a bucket of water. It has been reported that the similarity between human and chimp DNA is between 95-98.5%. Well, before you start thinking that maybe evolution is true, you should know that scientist also claim a 60% similarity between human DNA and that of a fruit fly or mosquito! All DNA is made up in combinations of sequences of threes and these are called triplets. Which of course brings us back to the magic number three... Everything that has ever been made was created by Jesus Christ and this is a true statement if you choose to believe your Bible. So just because there are basic similarities between my DNA and that of a monkey or fruit fly does not necessarily mean that I used to be a monkey or a fruit fly. There is also a 75% similarity between the DNA of humans and nematode worms. So what is it then, did I come from a monkey or a worm? Or perhaps the Bible IS true and we were all created independantly by God.

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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.