John began drawing and painting in 1995, and enrolled in the Massachusetts College of Art as a continuing education student in the late 1990s. In 2003 he undertook full time studies in classical painting at the Mahfuz Atelier in Arlington, MA. John works in oil, soft pastel and charcoal. In his studio work he explores themes of family, and contemporary life. In his Plein Air work he explores composition and light. John shares studio space at the Arlington Center for the Arts, and lives in Arlington with his wife and two sons.