John Thornton
John Thornton was born in York in 1944. At the age of 22 he moved to Cornwall as part of the hippy movement and lived in the sand dunes for the summers of ’67 and ’68. In 1969 he moved to London for a further 5 years. On leaving London he moved back to Cornwall for 2 years then returned to Yorkshire where he has been ever since.
Having always had a great interest in art, he decided to pursue it more intently. Working with wood for a living, which involved carving rocking horses, and repairing and making oak furniture, there was constantly an opportunity to create, and so painting seemed a natural progression.
Painting in mixed media he often uses acrylic, watercolour, gouache and ink within the same painting, allowing the materials to run and bleed into each other, with the addition of collage, materials collected whilst walking or beach combing, to create the added texture. He uses photos that have been taken, although never copied exactly, but used as a reference, particularly, to observe the effects of light on water with regard to his landscapes. John says that painting is not only a pleasure but a challenge to create a piece that reflects and encapsulates the essence of a subject. If people can sense and appreciate these aspects of his work he feels he has, in part, achieved his intentions.
Paintings
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Autumn Colours by the River
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Autumn, the River Nidd
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Big Sea, Time to Move
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Cornelian Bay, South Scarborough
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Stream in Autumn Colours
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The Hawthorn Waits for Spring
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End of Summer Meadow, Yorkshire Wolds
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Hot Day in June
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No Way Through
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Summer Stream
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Yorkshire June
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Dusk on the Nidd
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Looking Through
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The First Snow of Winter
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Wild Flowers Dance Around the Gorse
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Rolling Waves
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Bluebells and Wild Garlic
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Autumn Woodland, Hackfall, Yorkshire
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Early Summer Woodland, Hackfall, Yorkshire
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Wave
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May Bluebells
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No Way Through the Overgrowth
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Only the Sound of the River
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Spring, Birdsong & Bluebells
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St. Aidan’s, Wild Flowers
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Stream, Late Autumn
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The Nidd From the Bridge
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River Nidd, Only the Sound of the River
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Spring, The River Nidd Slowly Flows By
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Hillside Meadow
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