Voices of Experience - John MacDonald

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Berkshire October 12 x 16” Oil

“Ultimately, I wish to leave some mystery in a painting, something unresolved

that allows a viewer to enter the world of the painting and make his or her

own discoveries within it.”

John MacDonald shared with us thoughts on his lifetime of creativity—the stunning sunsets of the open vistas of Indiana which inspired him growing up, his twenty years of illustration work in New York, and, now, his return to full time fine art landscape painting. MacDonald’s work is in both private and museum collections across the United States. He has been featured in multiple national arts publications and now shares his skills and inspiration with students, teaching workshops throughout the year.

Was art (or were other creative pursuits) a part of your childhood?

I was lucky in that artists were in both my parents’ families. Although primarily a businessman, my father wa…