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John Graver – Artist

Cornish seascapes and landscape paintings in oils , watercolours and mixed media
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About Me

Just Watching Waves – that’s me . Always looking for  the next one. 

Oh well , here we go. Trying to describe what you do and who you are is not easy!

We moved to Cornwall 36 years ago buying a small holding in search of “The Good Life” and found it. When we are not now re-wilding our land I am painting and can sometimes be found painting on the cliffs around Porthleven not far from our cottage. Always say hello if you see me.

I have not received any formal training in painting . I remember viewing my first set of oil paints as a 5 year old would look at a mud pie, and wondering what to do – I know , let’s make a mess. That’s what I did and sometimes still do. My painting is instinctive. I just love making marks on anything. Sometimes they work and often they do not. I must be a slow learner as I am still playing and experimenting. Its about the joy of painting .

My studio is full of old ‘failures ‘ and some successes, but nothing ever gets thrown away and I frequently look at a pile under a bench and see something that I did not see before .

I fell in love with Cornwall too long ago to remember ; its ever changing dramatic landscape , the colours in the sky and their effect on the land. I can never capture its true beauty or magical atmosphere. But I can only hope what I do goes a small way.

 

About This Site

The web site is still  a work in progress. Hopefully not for too long.   When up and running it will show my paintings of the Cornish Coastline and  countryside .

At present they are available to see on my Instagram account : HERE

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