John Rush, paintings and prints reflect the artist's strong interest in classical, historical and mythological stories told in pictures.
This artwork, whether an intaglio print or a corporate commissioned painting, is also designed to depict the expressive power of the human
figure and to illustrate its great storytelling potential.
"As a child, I drew all the time. And the favored subjects of my earliest
drawings were car wrecks; though not because I like the idea of people getting hurt. What really moved me was the way my drawings seemed to convert
those wrecks into an exciting kind of abstract sculpture. But I also recall that my parents considered this enthusiasm for wreck drawing to be sort of
peculiar, at the very least. Happily, my subject matter took a more rational turn."
John admitted that his prime obsession for the last few years has been to really learn to draw the figure. "While I'm making some progress toward that
end, I've gone through a number of different working techniques. I used to do mostly airbrush. Now, my goal is to learn to paint in oils and to refine
the etching and dry point techniques that I am applying to my expanding involvement in printmaking."
John concluded his technique assessment with a convincing admission: "For some reason that I haven't quite pinned down as yet, I like my work to look
as if it¹s not of the time we are living in."
