John’s first art education occurred while he was an elementary school student when he attended Saturday art classes at the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia.  Drawing played a major part in his career as an architect for over 46 years. John typically produced renderings of building projects in pen and ink with color often added with designer markers. He retired from architectural practice to the mountains of western North Carolina in Hendersonville in 2005 and studied watercolor painting with a number of nationally-known watercolorists.  In addition to holding Signature Membership in a number of watercolor societies, John is a Life Member of the Whiskey Painters of America.