I recently commissioned a painting from our own artiste extraordinaire. It was a joint anniversary present for my wife/birthday present for my kid. I wanted something very simple, with just a few specs: coffee palette, roughly 2' x 3', a browned-skinned female somewhere in the composition, and some incorporation of French text (we're a bunch of pathetic Francophiles in these parts ). Beyond that, it was all up to his inspiration.

Well, John worked his magic, and here's what he graced us with in the post just yesterday...



(This is John's own studio shot, but I may add photos once I mount the painting, under light, on my wall.)

We all love it! And our downstairs neighbor from Paris has been all goo goo-eyed over it since it arrived! (FYI, John: You may soon be hit by a stream of odd Chanel-scented fan mail in vaguely intelligible Franglais. )

...Anyway, I wanted to photowhore the piece and offer another public moment of praise to Johnart. Thank you so much for sharing your gift!

Maybe someday I'll own a Gascot.

Mushanga said:

I told him I wanted in before he gets all rich and famous.

That makes me want to cry. That's beautiful Lamma.

the French words make it even better somehow.

I saw this on FB

Fuck me, that's awesome.

John's work is so beautiful it hurts!!

PricelessHo said:

John, you're an incredible artist. how about doing a show up here in NYC?

John, in what price range are your paintings?