ARTIST BIO

Hello,  My name is John Stewart and I live in Sunbury Victoria.  I have been learning Drawing, Watercolours and Acrylics at Macedon Ranges Further Education Centre in Gisborne and Sunbury Arthouse.  I have enjoyed my return to art after a very long hiatus while I got a degree got a job teaching raised a family competed in rowing and all the other stuff that distracted me until now.  When I retired in 2019 I promised myself that I would get back into art as my mother and sister were both accomplished artists.  My wife and I spent a year living in the South of France in 2020 (mostly in lockdown!) and it gave me a lot of inspiration for some of my artwork.  As soon as we returned to Australia I enrolled to learn drawing.   I paint in a representational style as I am not interested in abstract art. I am fascinated by the human built environment and this is reflected in many of my paintings.  Boats, aircraft and streetscapes that make up the majority of my work.  I hope to continue my studies and to that end I have enrolled in Acrylics classes in Sunbury which I have been attending since July 2025.  I would also be available for commission work.