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Dance of Color. John Sperry, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

By Gina Malone<\/p>\n

For 15 years before he became an artist, John Sperry says he \u201cunhappily worked in the insurance industry.\u201d His wife Danette, also an artist and a former Cover Artist for The Laurel<\/em>, was selling antiques to a shop in Atlanta that also featured folk art. Sperry saw the work there, was smitten and wanted to give the genre a try.<\/p>\n

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Spring is Here. John Sperry, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cArmed with an old piece of tin, a paintbrush and a few old tubes of paint, I started,\u201d he says. \u201cMy first painting wasn\u2019t much, but I progressed extremely fast and quickly developed a recognizable style.\u201d That was in 2000. Folk artists that inspired him include Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver and Howard Finster. Previously, Sperry pursued ceramics from his teen years through early college years.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for people to begin to notice Sperry\u2019s paintings and to ask to buy them. \u201cTwo months after starting to paint, I quit my corporate job,\u201d he says. \u201cI just knew I had to paint. Luckily, I had my wife\u2019s full support and encouragement. I would not be as successful without her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Flower Delivery. John Sperry, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

Soon after he began creating folk art, a fellow artist asked how long he had been painting. When he told her six months, Sperry says, \u201cshe replied, \u2018You just exploded, didn\u2019t you!\u2019\u201d Initially, his subjects were scenes of the rural Black South and blues musicians.<\/p>\n

Sperry finds inspiration for more recent paintings of quirky scenes and critters in the many living creatures around him, including dogs and cats that have been pets, and turtles and other creatures close to home in Georgia and in the world at large. \u201cMore recently, my wife\u2019s efforts at creating a backyard bird sanctuary have led me to focus on painting birds,\u201d he says. But he also taps into his imagination, including with the abstract paintings of people that he calls \u201ctalking heads.\u201d Those \u201care meant to be humorous,\u201d he says. \u201cI feel people take themselves far too seriously and that everyone is unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pass the Snakes. John Sperry, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

Bringing smiles, laughter and an overall sense of joy to those who view his art is important to him. \u201cI feel the greatest quality of my art is that it is vibrant, whimsical and humorous,\u201d he says. Because he experiences mild to moderate depression, he finds creativity to be a way to escape those feelings and to focus on something more lighthearted.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy paintings are created on cabinet-grade plywood which I first paint black,\u201d he says. \u201cThe images are made with oil sticks. I paint the images first and then the background. People say that this gives the painting a 3-D effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because he had grown tired of the expense of traveling to art shows, the pandemic shutdown gave him a reason to stay home and actually proved a boon to his business. \u201cPeople were home so much they started to redecorate,\u201d he says. His work may also be found at galleries in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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Talking Heads. John Sperry, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

Regionally, Sperry\u2019s work is represented at American Folk Art & Framing (AFA), in Asheville. \u201cHis work comfortably fits right in with the rest of our folk art family, and yet he is obviously standing out from the crowd,\u201d says AFA owner Julia Mills. \u201cMany of our regular clients have been asking about the new addition to the gallery, and his paintings have been very popular. John\u2019s bold colors and funky characters are just so easily charming. You can\u2019t help but smile!\u201d<\/p>\n

John Sperry\u2019s studio, Primitive Folks, is located in Maysville, GA. Visitors are welcome by appointment by calling 678.316.6442. Learn more about his work at AmeriFolk.com<\/a>, or at Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> (John Sperry Folk Art). American Folk Art is located at 64 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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