The Abstract Art of John L. Payne: "Heavens Gate" - 24" x 24" x 1.5" - Acrylic on hollow core door panel

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

"Heavens Gate" - 24" x 24" x 1.5" - Acrylic on hollow core door panel - $250.00

Here we have a wet on wet painting, a technique I like to use to diffuse colors and achieve an organic effect. It is hard to see the effect in the photo and I really had trouble with the white areas so know that they are not as bright in the actual painting... Of all creation outer space is perhaps the most mysterious. On earth we see the minutia of life, from a blade of grass to a lady bug and the mystery of life in general. In space we see a vastness that is simply hard to comprehend and in those light years of time and space the mystery of God unfolds for me.

"Isa 66:1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool:"

How great is our God? The Psalmist says it the best:

"Ps 95:3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods."

Amen and amen...

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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.