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Unconventional Methods Of Making A Painting

Darren John is an award-winning artist from London, UK. He’s best known for his vibrant and playful paintings that celebrate the unchained creative spirit.

His artworks are often very process-driven, using quite unconventional methods, encouraging us all to view our surroundings and worlds a little more playfully.

All those discarded items in the kitchen draw, satsuma netting, the fruit themselves, mixed recycling.. there’s all sorts to enjoy!

For Darren this adventurous spirit of childhood is a truly special gift but one we need to engage with to maintain. The problem is, as we grow we tend to naturally dilute this creative curiosity with the pressures of self-consciousness.

So Darren’s work seeks to transport viewers back to that super playful mindset, to revive the infinite possibilities in an adventurous mind.

“For the child that has not learned where the boundaries are supposed to lie, the imagination remains limitless.”

More info: iamdarrenjohn.com

A well earned little sit down

Unconventional Methods Of Making A Painting

The Aftermath

Unconventional Methods Of Making A Painting

Love how the paint travelled to the sides of the canvas too.

Unconventional Methods Of Making A Painting

The final artworks

Unconventional Methods Of Making A Painting

Satisfying Creative Art Process by London Artist Darren John

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Hey guys, I am Darren John - an Award Winning Artist championing Curiosity and Joy. I make and sell paintings to revive the creative imagination. Encouraging the everyday use of that ultra playful and curious spirit we all have in childhood. Trouble is, as we grow we tend to dilute this creative curiosity with the pressures of self-consciousness. So I make paintings to transport viewers back to that super playful mindset, to re-energise the infinite joys of an adventurous mind. For the child that has not learned where the boundaries are supposed to lie, the imagination remains limitless! A little about me: - Exhibited globally for 10+ years - Frequently sold at auction - Developed my very range of innovative art materials - Recently shown alongside unseen works by Keith Haring in Missouri, US. - Lead Artist at AbsolutelyStudio.com Mural team making big works for lots of great artists. - Based in London

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Unconventional Methods Of Making A Painting

A well earned little sit down

The Aftermath

Love how the paint travelled to the sides of the canvas too.

The final artworks

Satisfying Creative Art Process by London Artist Darren John

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