John Dimech

I was born in Malta into a family of jewellery makers. My early inspiration came via watching my two cousins paint in oils, and although I work mainly in Acrylics and Watercolours... the smell of turps still does something to my artistic senses!

After spending more than 20 years in England as a professional artist, I was given the chance to produce and present my own art shows on Malta television... which I really love. My favorite is MALTA ON CANVAS where i go around the island and paint 'en plein air' much like the Impressionists loved doing.

Recently I started to challenge myself to producing Abstract paintings but in line with my more traditional work. I feel that an artist should always strive to 'evolve' his work and challenge his mind and eyes1

Having now returned to the UK(2015) I am developing new ideas in my more modern modern paintings hoping to be inspired by more Abstract-expressionism art, but wanting the viewer to see images that one can readily recognize and respond to.

Malta Technical college of science and the arts
MCAST

Rise gallery in Croydon... and Signet gallery in Shaftesbury in North Dorset.