Description
‘Forest Satyr’ by John Walker
Artist: John Walker
Title: ‘Forest Satyr’
Medium: Graphite on Strathmore Drawing Paper
Dimensions: Drawing size: 11″ x 9.75″ (Paper size: 16.25″ x 15″)
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2019
About the Artwork:
“The theme of masks, what they conceal and in turn reveal, is one that I continue to explore with this new drawing. Many of these pieces use objects taken directly from or inspired by nature often entangled with twisting tendrils and vines. With this particular piece I wanted to show the subject blending completely into his surroundings softly lit as if by sunlight filtered through a dense forest canopy.” – John Walker
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
John Walker’s work centers around a core of imagined narratives, as with his recent series of faux antiquities from an invented culture. Born in Aurora IL, he attended the College of DuPage and the American Academy of Art in Chicago before beginning a long career as an airbrush artist and illustrator. Much of his work is executed in a realistic manner that often includes elements of graphic design, stylization, and three dimensional objects. His work has appeared in the “AcrylicWorks Best of Acrylic Painting” annuals, Spectrum Art annual, Acrylic Artist magazine and most recently in the French contemporary art magazine Hey!. His studio is located in a suburb west of Chicago, IL.