ARTWORK

BIO

JOHN HANLEY

ARTIST STATEMENT

John relocated from Connecticut to Oriental, North Carolina, in 2007, after spending the better part of a 26-year career at United Technologies Corporation involved in graphics, print and television advertising, and directing photography. His paintings, primarily oils “en plein air,” depict everyday scenes in a visually graphicstyle using a limited but dynamic palette. Recently he has been re-exploring pastels and found that the medium adapted easily to his painting style.

John is a graduate of the Silvermine College of Art and the University of Hartford Art School. He credits his academic training for providing an invaluable base, but “it was the guidance of painter Beth Ellis, along with years spent working in partnership with Connecticut-based designer and fellow painter Ted Bertz that expanded my understanding of design and color.” John also credits these two mentors for encouraging him to pursue painting full-time.

He is one of seven artist/ partners in the New Bern Artworks & Company Studio and Gallery, and is a member of the Carolina Artist Studio Gallery; the Twin Rivers Art Association; the North Carolina Coastal Pastel Society; the Carteret County Arts Council and the Pamlico County Plein Air Painters.