Artists

Artists

John Maxon


Coming from a very western tradition, living on a working ranch in Greybull, Wyoming, John Maxon developed an expansive view of nature and the spiritual essence imbued. The billowing clouds, ominous landscape and dramatic contrast of light within his home state brought daily joy to John as he grew up. It was in Wyoming, then Arizona and eventually the San Francisco Bay Area that John’s delight in the effects of light and color led him to become an artist.

With Roy DeForest, William Wiley and Wayne Thiebaud as his instructors in graduate school at UC Davis, he explored many variations of techniques and styles. The exposure to these highly successful and professional artists at that time gave him a strong awareness of the degree of dedication required to make a career of painting.