This blog is dedicated to the first, continuing, and best inspiration for my own artwork....my Uncle John. He is suffering with cancer and I ache for him and for his family, for all of us who have been touched by his humor, writing, love of God and family, love of the outdoors, music, architecture and his painting. Having grown up with his paintings on the wall, I can attest to his true art spirit and I have a powerful, intuitive sense now in my adult life for those artists who possess the same art spirit and capability. All artists I consciously and subconsiously measure against the yardstick of John Huish's skill and flourish with his painting and drawing instruments. John has "it"....the ability to compose a scene and render with his own unique and genius-level artistic bravura, cars on a street, the reflection of trees in the pond in Salt Lake's Liberty park, historic buildings on the University of Utah campus, sail boats on the water, trains, scenes of Seattle's Lake Union, still lifes of ordinary elements, large, endlessly compelling colorful oil abstracts, or personal paintings for family. John graced us with a beautiful transparent watercolor of our family sailboat as a Christmas gift one year. I'll never forget the catch in my throat and tears in my eyes as I viewed it for the first time.
John is a true artist. He has painted en plein air his whole life. His repertoire of mediums--whether it be watercolor, oil, or pen and ink--and subjects--still lifes, landscapes, portraits, abstracts--speak to his true nature. John has "it". Although I can't describe it well, I can see it and and I can feel it. And my lifelong quest is and will be to paint with his level of genius. His skill, vision, heart and spirit have set a beautiful standard of art excellence to aspire to.
Thank you, dear Uncle John.
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