John Hoar is a very well known
watercolour artist and inspirations
have been the great impressionist
watercolour artists who perfected the
art of painting in the most direct and
economical way. His paintings are
widely sought after and he specialises
in architectural subjects as well as
landscapes, marine scenes and floral
studies.
He was born in 1947, the son of Frank
Hoar the cartoonist - "Acanthus" of
Punch magazine and a highly
accomplished watercolourist. John
studied Architecture at Cambridge and
Brixton School of Building and,
although he studied drawing and
painting with Ruskin Spear R.A., he is
largely self taught. He has painted
professionally since 1980 and is
represented in collections in England,
Ireland and the USA.
