George Johnson

George Johnson

This painting was one of the earliest original pieces we bought. Its an oil on canvas wrapped around a slate by New Zealand born, Australian based artist George Johnson. We found it on a window ledge nestling behind a couple of wardrobes in a second hand shop and felt it just had to be rescued and shown off as the fabulous painting that it is. It's dated 1973 and now sits it what has become our retro room. Johnson is a painter who has concentrated on abstract geometric designs throughout his career and what we love about this picture is that every time you look at it you see something different. There is also a spiritual element to this picture and interestingly he apparently visited Peru in 1972 and this influenced his work during the period when this was painted. For further information about George Johnson and his work, check out the Charles Nodrum Gallery where he is a featured artist  www.charlesnodrumgallery.com.au