The Artist - Roy St. John
Born in St. Louis, I grew up in southern England and my visits to Dorset and Devon with school chums left lingering and delighted impressions for my paintings. Devon and Dorset became havens when I moved to London to sing with the pub rock bands Phoenix and Billy & Leroy.
After a break of almost twenty years I returned to live in the UK with my wife Lindsey and, from 2005, we lived in West Devon, close to the edge of Dartmoor and less than an hour from Exmoor and the coast.
Since returning to St. Louis, I have continued to create new paintings, working as always on large canvases, but recently moving to smaller paintings as the website pages show. Since 2010 I have worked with my wife to paint and decorate boxes, which are shown regularly at art and fine craft shows in St.Louis as "The Little Box Gallery".Contact & Events
After a break of almost twenty years I returned to live in the UK with my wife Lindsey and, from 2005, we lived in West Devon, close to the edge of Dartmoor and less than an hour from Exmoor and the coast.
Since returning to St. Louis, I have continued to create new paintings, working as always on large canvases, but recently moving to smaller paintings as the website pages show. Since 2010 I have worked with my wife to paint and decorate boxes, which are shown regularly at art and fine craft shows in St.Louis as "The Little Box Gallery".Contact & Events
Background
I studied Art in Guildford, Surrey. Whenever possible I use traditional oils - however, because of the cupidity of British weather and the lack of light in barn close to home in Devon, many of my paintings were created with water based oils and occasionally acrylics. This allowed me to enjoy the comforts of home with my favorite music for company. More often than not, I use a palette knife and prefer canvas board as my working surface, though I have, in the past, used paper bags, cardboard and a slab of butchers block too heavy to hang! More recently I have used canvas paper and stretch canvas in addition to canvas board. This allows me to use brush as well as palette knife.
I have created illustrations for my music videos over the years, simple animation images that represent the lyrics of my songs. Links to these can be found via my music website www.roystjohnmusic.weebly.com. Recently I have combined my art work with my music, creating paintings that capture the story of my songs. I plan to use these paintings in my music videos. (Cottage by the Sea)
I have created illustrations for my music videos over the years, simple animation images that represent the lyrics of my songs. Links to these can be found via my music website www.roystjohnmusic.weebly.com. Recently I have combined my art work with my music, creating paintings that capture the story of my songs. I plan to use these paintings in my music videos. (Cottage by the Sea)