Journey # 28 Painting

A life-long artist, John Domont creates extraordinary artwork. He is inspired by color and form, composition and light to create a window of experience for the viewer. John is inspired by the three forms of light … the light of nature, the light on the surface of the painting and the light of inspiration. He has aspired to learn the ways of his poetic, receptive self. His experience … “Life is an ever-evolving, unpredictable transformation of itself of which we are a part.” Universal inspiration is a personal connection. He continues to pursue his passion of painting and the desire to share his artwork with the world. "I began my art career as a twelve-year-old novice photographer. Today, at age seventy, I have become an international fine artist. My primary efforts are painting, drawing, photography, and writing. My early self-taught years as a photographer took me to some wonderful assignments. From 1976 to 1983, I worked exclusively as a professional photographer for conservation groups photographing threatened habitats and endangered species around the world. My primary clients included: The Center for Marine Conservation (now called Oceans Trust), New York Zoological Society’s Animal Kingdom Magazine, Green Peace, and Defenders of Wildlife. Environmental work was harmonious with my politics and inner search. There has always been a relationship between my need for meaning and my aesthetic pursuits. In the environmental field, I attempted to unite beauty and authenticity. My early work as a fine art photographer was focused on the decisive moment and pursing the magic of light. While photographing for conservation groups, the abstraction of water as light, movement, texture, and composition became a primary subject. The work had all the elements of painting, and by 1983 my work was becoming painterly. I began to paint and it became the primary focus of my professional career. Since then, I have concentrated on mastering materials and processes while concurrently expanding the potential for my creative expression.