John Shave
John has spent much of his painting life in Australia where he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts of South Australia. He studied with renowned artist Leonid Vasin, has won many awards for his paintings in Australia and has written for ‘Australian Artist’ magazine.
In England he has exhibited at the Mall with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the East Anglian Marine Artists and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. John Shave now lives in St Ives. As well as painting, John tutors residential painting courses at West Dean College, Chichester, and several other centres. He was made a Member of the Wapping Group in 2008.
His painting style evokes the competence and skill of painters such as Edward Seago and are resonant of a bygone age.
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