Haliburton School of The Arts

John Anderson is a veteran studio and on-location painter. His excitement about the language and the process of painting is infectious. When he is not managing Curry's Art Store in Barrie he is painting or teaching. John's first major influence was the work of Andrew Wyeth; later it was the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson. His interest in the work of North American impressionists such as Aldro Hibbard was followed by interest in contemporary impressionist painters like Tony Bianco, Kevin MacPherson and Richard Schmid. John's work is a blend of many of these painters', along with his own interpretation of light and colour. His work is powerful and filled with the mood of the moment. John is represented by Willow Gallery in Toronto, Mad & Noisy Gallery, Creemore, Ontario and the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts Gallery in Collingwood.