JOHN POTOTSCHNIK



Please join us for an early May (3rd - 5th) studio landscape workshop
with a focus on

How to Deconstruct the Landscape

John Pototschnik (Poe-toe-sh-nick) was born in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, but grew up in Wichita, Kansas. He received his art training at Wichita State University in advertising design, followed by instruction in illustration and design at Art Center College in Los Angeles. Most recently he has studied human anatomy at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

In 1982, Pototschnik began painting professionally in the fine arts. Prior to that, he worked as a freelance illustrator for ten years with many of Dallas' major advertising agencies and companies.

Since beginning his fine art career, Pototschnik has become a popular speaker and juror among art organizations. His paintings are in many private collections from Hawaii to Rhode Island and also in several public collections including : cities, banks, corporations and museums.

Pototschnik resides in Wylie, Texas. His work has appeared in "First", "The Artist's Magazine", "Southwest Art", "American Artist", "PleinAir Magazine", "American Art Collector" and "International Artist", plus six books..."The Best of Portrait Painting", "200 Great Painting Ideas for Artists", and "Expressing the Visual Language of the Landscape", "100 Ways to Paint Landscapes", "100 Ways to Paint Flowers and Gardens", and "100 Ways to Paint Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes". Several of his paintings have been published by the New York Graphic Society and Bentley House Publishing. He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America and the Outdoor Painters Society.

"My artistic influences are diverse, ranging from the Barbizon painters of Corot, Daubigny and Millet to the American tonalist, George Inness. I believe all I need to know of the principles of art are to be found in the works of the masters. My paintings are not flamboyant, mysterious, trendy or shocking but I am interested in depicting the truth about life, as I see it, in a naturalistic way free of frills and bravado. I enjoy depicting simple, common, everyday life and its objects as things of beauty and worth. I intend to show the dignity and value of the subjects I paint - just as my artistic influences have. Through continued hard work I want to give to society paintings that transcend the culture and it's ever changing tastes. . . paintings that speak to the heart." 










To learn  about John's approach to painting, click here to visit his blog!

MAY 3 - 5, 2013 WORKSHOP FEE:  $425

To register:  The Art School in Sandy Springs 

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