John Hammer guest artist demo on Tuesday, March 26, at 6:30 PM.

For this months demo John Hammer will be focusing on printmaking with a screen print and linocut. He will also bring paintings and discuss the process of those as well.

John was born in Kingsville, TX and grew up in both Northfield, MN and Okmulgee, OK. He now lives in
Claremore, OK. He has an art studio at home and was one of the inaugural Studio Artists at The Hardesty
Arts Center in Tulsa, OK. He remembers first recognizing his artistic abilities in the 3rd grade and since then
he's been fulfilling his dream of being an artist.

Throughout John's primary school years, he most enjoyed the art of pencil and ink drawings. He won several
art competitions and that inspired him to keep developing his skills. When it came time for college he
decided to pursue a degree in Graphic Design at OSUIT in Okmulgee. At that time, hand skills were the
primary tools used to produce projects for clients. Once computer technology took over the design field he
found himself developing those computer design skills and drawing less. But he never lost the desire to
pursue his fine art, although painting continued to elude him.

In May, 2012, the day arrived that John would launch into that pursuit. He picked up a paintbrush and took
off on an exciting new direction in his career. In a variety of subject matter, his design background and love of
color really stand out in his current work. This style has been described as “Pop Impressionism”.
As John follows his fine art vision, the goals are to keep his art diverse and his expressions varied.
He says, “I'll always paint and pursue new mediums, but I won't forget my first love...the pencil”.