John Veale

I was born in Somerset, England. I have painted since I was around 10 years old. I had small class lessons from Anne Hoenig on Ibiza for several years, and attended Central Saint Martins London for a course in Abstract Expressionism led by Ewa Gargulinska.

I have lived on the island of Ibiza for the past 20 years.

I never stop marvelling at the miracle of existence, not just us living creatures, but the universe itself. All matter. I believe art can show something of what cannot be understood intellectually. That it can be a connection to the mystery of the universe.

Science has gone a long way to understanding how things are - particularly quantum physics, but the more that is discovered, the more mysterious it turns out to be. I believe art can be a bridge to understanding something of these mysteries at an emotional level.

I would say that my figurative work is mostly left brain (the logical, critical part of the brain), whereas, I deliberately try to access my sub-conscious (right brain) in my abstracts. When I produce an abstract, I don’t have a plan. I have no idea what will happen. I don’t even choose a colour palette. The paintings emerge from fairly frenetic activity on my part.

Graduate in Engineering. Post Graduate Management
Central Saint Martins London course in Abstract Expressionism led by Ewa Gargulinska.

Calle de Virgen, Ibiza 2005
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