Description
‘Uncle Emerson’s Odd Affliction’ by John Walker
Artist: John Walker
Title: ‘Uncle Emerson’s Odd Affliction’
Medium: Acrylic on panel
Dimensions: 10″ x 8″
Framing: Framed (frame size: 13.5″ x 11.5″)
Year of Creation: 2021
About the Artwork:
“Although painted entirely with acrylic, this is one of a series of pieces done in a nostalgic style using a sepia color pallet, which is inspired by my working with black walnut ink. Perhaps due to my midwestern US upbringing I love the fish out of water idea of placing a strange subject in a bucolic rural setting. The medieval style clothing refers back to my Dankquart Collection series, paintings from a lost civilization.” – John Walker
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
John Walker’s work centers around a core of imagined narratives, as with his Dankquart Collection 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. He has has won numerous awards including Best in Show at the Richeson 75 International Portrait and Figure Competition and the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic Award at the 59th Annual NSPC&A Exhibit. His work has appeared in the “AcrylicWorks Best of Acrylic Painting” annuals, Spectrum Art annual, Acrylic Artist magazine and the French contemporary art magazine Hey!. His studio is located in a suburb west of Chicago, IL.