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John
Hayes
John has
been semi retired for a few years having spent most of his working life as
a precision engineer. Working in this environment gave John a keen
eye for fine detail which is reflected in his dramatic and remarkable
drawing style. Unlike most artists John has had no formal training,
he is entirely self taught with a natural talent for producing exceptional
artwork.
After
leaving engineering he took his love of pencil drawing more seriously and
refined his technique to achieve the photo realistic images that he
produces today. It is not then hard to believe that John was soon
drawing portraits for friends, family and work colleagues with most of his
work coming from recommendations alone.
About two
years ago a work colleague asked John to draw his Morris Minor saloon, he
found that the techniques he applied to drawing portraits worked
equally well for drawing cars. Since then John has produced a
portfolio of classic, vintage and modern cars.
John has
had several commissions, his work has been used in classic car magazines
and has now been elected a member of The Guild of Motoring Artists. |