THE COTTAGE Painting

John Wendling graduated from California State University Northridge with a Masters Degree. But while pursuing a college degree, he became a self-taught artist painting in acrylics with his emphasis focused on mainly portraying the human figures in a thought provoking style. His development as an artist was assisted by his mother who was an artist of landscapes in Hawaii. Later on, he became intrigued with the manipulation of oils and studied Fine Arts in colleges in Utah and continued to refine his studies in the professional artists' studios of Kamille Corry, Hein Academy of Arts, Anthony Ryder Studio Art School and Susan Jarvis. He sees his art as a way to show the inner feelings of the human spirit and invite the viewer to search for their own connections.. To him, art is an expression of symbolisms through color and composition as stated through the Victorian artists of the 1800s which has had an influence on his artistic expression.