Oil Can - Still life of an old oil can in a rustic workshop

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John Pearson is an established Australian artist. He interprets the Australian landscape, capturing its subtleties of colour and light using a spontaneous technique in oils. John also explores urban scenes and the place of the human figure. His works capture a soft mood and feeling of contemplation.

He completed a BA Fine Arts degree in 1974 and an MBA in 1988. John worked as an art teacher, advertising illustrator and marketing manager before opening two galleries and a framing business in Perth which he and his family ran for fifteen years. Today he is based on the Sunshine Coast where he paints after a daily ocean swim and body-surf.

His work is currently available in galleries in Perth - (Picasso Art and The Finishing Touch), Brisbane - (Red Hill Art Gallery) and the Sunshine Coast Queensland - (Gallery Beneath - Mooloolaba and Montville Art Gallery). Also at UnderArt Gallery in Cairns and Yallingup Galleries in Western Australia.