Shaun Johnson

With painterly brushwork reminiscent of van Gogh's still-lifes, Shaun Johnson's vivid pastoral landscapes and coastal scenes are dispatches from a deeply felt and personal vision of the world. Interdependence among the natural elements is strong in Shaun's works, as a curve of country road tucks into surrounding hills, a roiling sea is framed by the distant hills which visually echo the play of light on the water, and farm animals graze with the same passionate brushwork as his clouds, hills and sea. The philosophy behind Shaun's work conveys a faith in a sense of order to the universe. His use of color enhances this holistic view of the world as the colors transition seamlessly among the wide spaces he presents to us. His portraits of families and interior still-lifes also convey the simplicity, yet undeniable power of familial and domestic bonds.

Shaun Johnson has skillfully evoked his love and respect of all of creation in these portraits of a powerfully conveyed sense of beauty.