Johnathan Roy Newton studied at the Ontario College of Art and design and received his fine Arts Diploma. He majored in Classical Realism, with a strong emphasis on the figure. Johnathan apprenticed under Ray Simpson, a portrait painter, in the Old Master Tradition. Newton has won awards in juried exhibitions even before he graduated from college and has displayed his work in numerous galleries including, Trevor Allan Gallery, Nancy Poole Studio, Angel Gallery, Kodiak Gallery and the OCAD Gallery. He has been commissioned to do portraits, landscapes, figurative work, narrative work, murals, Trompe l’oeil, and his work has been made into limited edition prints. Johnathan has donated paintings to charity auctions, churches, and the Orangeville Town Hall. Oil painting has been a passion for Johnathan most of his life, and Paul Pell, Sargent, and Bougereau have had a great influence in his creativity. His lifelong achievement is to strive for ideal beauty through his paintings. Jonathan Newton is now clearly establishing himself as one of the leading realist painters of his generation & has a growing following throughout Canada & the United States.

Contemplation	Nude with Red Ribbon	Nude with Red Rose	Nude with White Sheet
Great Oak I	Great Oak II	Maples I	Maples II
Four Pears	Three Pears	Three Pears	Pears & Cherries
Bay View	Treeline	Bay View II	Maple Creek
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