I was born into a family of seven in a small town on the windy plains of
the Texas panhandle.
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My father, Bob Johnson, introduced me into the world
of art. He was a painter and sculptor and all of the family members posed
for portraits in clay or in oil paint, usually on a Sunday after church.
In the summers, my parents stuffed the seven of us into the station wagon
and for two weeks we toured America's landscape, museums and
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"At the Watertank"
by Bob Johnson |
When
I was 17, my father encouraged me to take a pastel class in our home
town and I discovered a direction for my life. So, after I graduated
from high school, I attended the Santa Barbara Art Institute in California.
The following summer, my father and I went to a workshop at the Sergei
Bongart School of Art in Idaho. Sergei gave me a scholarship at his
winter location in Santa Monica, California. It was my great fortune
to have known this masterful Russian painter. Bongart was an inspiration
and introduced me to the work of Kathe Kollwitz, Andrew Wyeth and
Nicoli Fechin. From Bongart, I furthered my education at the Art Center
College of Design in Los Angeles. Yet, after all my years of academic
study, I believe my father and Bongart were my greatest influences.
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"Pig"
by Bob Johnson
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In 1978, I moved to Taos, New Mexico, where my father, brother and I opened The Variant Gallery and after seven years I moved to Santa Fe where I continue to live and paint in my studio. Since I work very slow and dislike the demands of most galleries, I prefer to sell my work out of my studio by appoinment only and show in one gallery.
You can contact me at: 505-471-0108, or by e-mail or contact John Cacciatore, Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. 1-800-474-7751, or by e-mail. |
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