John Wells, Master of Fine Art, Muralist, Teacher

BEACH SCENE MURAL SITUATED AT AN APARTMENT TOWER IN
BONDI SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
ARTIST JOHN WELLS

Armed with a Masters degree in Fine Art from Reading University UK plus several art diplomas, John immersed himself for over seventeen years in the theatre, as Scene Painter and Property Master, at the Nottingham Playhouse. There he honed his artistic skills emerging with an ability to produce very large murals, full of life.

Over the years he has been commissioned to complete projects ranging from canvases to large scale murals. One of the most spectacular of these commissions was the centre piece in a famous Hotel, Wellington Tavern at Waterloo, London. As the word spread, John was asked to do more commissions some in public buildings others were carried out for private clients in their own homes, this included idealised landscapes. The idealised landscapes brought beauty and unique art into his client's homes.

Back in 1997 the sunny shores of Sydney beckoned, so John packed up his pallet, said goodbye to mother England and headed to the land down under. Since then we here in Australia, have been blessed with John's beautiful murals that decorate many indoor swimming pools, giving them a wonderful ambience. Other murals, of all shapes, sizes and subject matter, decorate foyers and exteriors of some of Sydney's prestigious buildings. It wasn't long before John's art was gracing the walls of restaurants, hotels, private homes, apartment buildings, public buildings. His swimming pool murals in particular proved to be very popular.

It wasn't surprising when one of Sydney's largest fun parks, Fox Studios commissioned John to oversee and undertake the entire artwork that was included on the Fox Studio's Australia's entrance gate to the Back Lot Tours. A massive undertaking. This commission was quickly followed by The Heritage Mural at the Glass Factory site for Meriton Apartments.