John Lovett
john lovett - brief biography
I
was born in Cooma, N.S.W. Australia, in 1953. My
father was the official artist for the Snowy
Mountains Authority and encouraged my two
brothers and I to draw and paint from an early age. We had a 2000 acre cattle property in the
mountains where we learnt to love and respect the
Australian bush. Some of my fondest memories as a
kid come from time spent in the mountains,
rounding up cattle in the snow, putting up
fences, tracking kangaroos and wombats and simply
exploring the bush.
After
leaving school I attended the National Art School
in Newcastle. It was a great place in the early
70’s. More of our drawing lessons were held
in the back bar of the Star Hotel than at the art
school.
Following
art school I fell in love, got married, moved to
Sydney and worked in a job that annoyed me enough
to make me realize what it was I really wanted to
do. So my wife Dianne, an art teacher, supported
us while I struggled to establish a name in the
Sydney art world.
It
took a few years of hard work but eventually
demand for my paintings grew to a point where we
could live comfortably from painting sales alone.
In 1991 we moved to Queensland. Dianne, being
organised and methodical, manages the business
side of things, allowing me and our twosons to
keep the studio in a state of disorganised chaos.
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Watercolor, Gouache, Charcoal, Gesso, Inktense Pencil and Pastel
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