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What he is doing now is specialty work making licensed art prints and also cinema art. “It’s art about the movies, which people seem to love. And I am so glad, because I love it, too. They are interested in my impression of a movie, my vision, and that is a natural market to develop.” As such, John has transitioned from a commercial artist to a fine artist.

Sometimes he does a famous character that patrons, of course, enjoy collecting. George Lucas owns 12 of John’s paintings, mostly on the “Star Wars” theme. His artwork is also in the private collections of film directors Mel Brooks and Frank Darabont. John works in acrylic and colored pencil, sometimes with watercolor and pastel, with colored pencil and glazes to achieve a rich texture.

His first break came when he designed the poster for Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles” followed by “Young Frankenstein,” “History of the World, Part II,” and “Spaceballs.” He got a chance to do something other than comedy with films of Steven Spielberg. His is the memorable image for “E.T.” of two fingers touching. For John, that particular poster holds special meaning—it is his daughter Farah’s hand that he drew. Other Spielberg posters he has created are “Always,” “Empire of the Sun,” “The Color Purple,” and the advance poster of the movie “Hook.” John’s science fiction titles include “Blade Runner” and “Cocoon” for Ron Howard.
What he is doing now is specialty work making licensed art prints and also cinema art. “It’s art about the movies, which people seem to love. And I am so glad, because I love it, too. They are interested in my impression of a movie, my vision, and that is a natural market to develop.” As such, John has transitioned from a commercial artist to a fine artist. Sometimes he does a famous character that patrons, of course, enjoy collecting. George Lucas owns 12 of John’s paintings, mostly on the “Star Wars” theme. His artwork is also in the private collections of film directors Mel Brooks and Frank Darabont. John works in acrylic and colored pencil, sometimes with watercolor and pastel, with colored pencil and glazes to achieve a rich texture.	"Captain Jack Sparrow" 15 x 20
His wife Andrea has worked with him on several projects as a design associate, although she retains her identity as a still-life artist, painting ordinary things in a monumental way. The two share a large studio space in a home they had built in Rhinebeck, NY two years ago when they moved to the East Coast, following their daughter Farah, a rising Broadway actress. Each weekday morning John and Andrea get up as though going to work, “although we don’t have a commute,” he jokes. They have coffee together, chat and plan the day. At about 9 a.m. they go down to the studio and work through until 6 p.m. The light, airy 1,000-square-foot space with 10-foot ceilings is neatly divided into two by the stairway. “She has half the studio, and I have half, and we apply ourselves to our separate artistic approaches.” Sometimes they listen to (not watch) movies on DVD. They have a series of favorite films—and this paces them through the day, keeping them in the realm of cinema art. Other times, they listen to TV programs, re-runs of sitcoms—the mindless nature of television taking them through the day, bringing an awareness of the outside world. “It’s easy for an artist to become isolated,” he reminds us.
John looks on his art as both a profession and a hobby. In their spare time, they enjoy music—Andrea plays the piano, the guitar. Theirs is an artistic home, and it is this environment that has nurtured the talents of their daughter, of whom they are both so proud. Their house, overlooking a pond and forest land, is but a short distance from the Hudson River, an area that has long inspired painters, as it does John and Andrea. “Sometimes I go to the river bank and watch the light change. It is a wonderful place to feel quiet and in touch with nature,” he reflects Alvin’s original work is held in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Collection of Fine Arts. His prints sell for $150.00-$850.00, his originals for up to $30,000.00.	"Will Turner" 16 x 20