|
Artist Index >> Baughman, John
Born in Michigan in 1947, John Baughman studied art at the University of Michigan, the University of California at Berkeley and Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. He also learned papermaking at the TwinRocker Paper Mill in Indiana. After many majors in several colleges and a hitch in the US Navy, John Baughman returned to his place of birth, Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1970’s. He started an art sales company and began doing custom art projects for the contract furniture manufacturers in his backyard. Baughman worked with the facilities Design Groups at Herman Miller, Steelcase, Westinghouse ASD, Hayworth, Stow-Davis, Knoll and others providing custom art for their corporate facilities, Neo-Con Showrooms, Designer Saturday Showrooms and dealerships.
In the late 1980’s John formed Marshwood Studios Inc., with his wife, Jan Richardson-Baughman, who is also an artist. They share a passion for the outdoors and landscape. They raise horses and work in their studio on their small farm in Western Michigan.
Since turning full-time to printmaking in 1985, Baughman has worked with virtually everyone in the industry. Designers have placed more of his art than anyone else’s in the world.
John’s current work incorporates layers of color and wax on paper and canvas. An avid trout fisherman, he has always used veils of color reminiscent of water in a stream. His work is elegant yet strong. Layers of color and nuance of motion are the background, while division of space with characters and elements of landscape form the frontal plane of his work.
John Baughman’s work has been widely exhibited and included in private and corporate collections worldwide.
|
