Abstract Painter and Sculptor John Barwell

John Barwell is an abstract painter and sculptor who develops his images by an imaginative interpretation of landscape, space and colour.

He has always painted, his style changing through the years, responding to the stimuli of art college, international travel and living in developing countries.  

His sculptures are highly tactile wood carvings which have organic references.

For many years John worked overseas before making the career change from adviser to artist. Travelling in the remote regions of Papua New Guinea, he was influenced by the work of traditional woodcarvers, and started to make his own abstract sculptures from the late 1990s.

John has exhibited work in recent years at:

 Inter - Celtic Festival, Lorient, France
Trebah Gallery, Trebah Gardens, Cornwall
Solo exhibition at the Millenium Gallery, St.Mawes
The Square Gallery, St.Mawes
The Eden Project, Cornwall
The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall
Gallery 8, Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Royal Cornwall Show
Solo exhibition at Rock, Padstow, Cornwall
North Somerset Open Studios 2007
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Stuart House Gallery, Liskeard
Morley Contemporary Art, Sheviock, Cornwall