John Gary Brown, a professional artist since 1970, creates paintings that explore non-objective forms with a focus on landscapes. Inspired by the prairies of Kansas, the Puget Sound, rural Europe, and the arid regions of the Middle East and Southwest United States, Brown's work reflects the cyclical nature of earth's processes. Recent pieces delve into introspective landscapes of dreams and meditation. Influenced by artists like J.M.W. Turner, Mark Rothko, and Richard Diebenkorn, Brown's paintings maintain an air of mystery, with implied structures and phenomena. Executed in layers using oil paint, his process involves applying washes of "under painting" before building up layers with brushes, print brayers, or cloth. Drawing is incorporated into the image through various techniques until completion. Veiled references to natural forces and human activity are present, but Brown emphasizes the enduring elemental forces of water, atmosphere, and light. His work can be found in over five hundred collections worldwide, and he has exhibited extensively in galleries and shows across the United States, including alongside renowned artists like Dale Chihuly, Kenneth Callahan, and Mark Toby in Seattle. Gallery RepresentationFoster/White Gallery, Seattle, WashingtonLeopold Gallery, Kansas City, MissouriEklektikas Gallery, Santa Fe, New MexicoReuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KansasC. Waters Gallery, Creede, Colorado Select Prizes and Juried ExhibitionsPurchase award, Childe Hassam Fund, Institute of Arts and Letters, New York CityFirst prize, Mid-America Exhibition, Nelson Gallery, Atkins Museum, Kansas CityPurchase award, The Midwest Biennial, Joslyn Gallery , OmahaPurchase award, Parnassass Exhibition, Seattle, WashingtonPurchase award, Burien Annual, Burien, WashingtonPurchase award, U.S. Embassies Exhibition, Washington, D.C.Purchase Award, Kansas Artists Annual, Wichita, KansasPurchase award: Missouri Valley Exhibition, Topeka, Kansas Select List of CollectorsNew York City and the Northeast: Institute of Arts and Letters (ChildeHassam Fund), Elizabeth Hubbard, actress, Mandy Patinkin, actor, and Kathryn Grody,actress, (two paintings), New York City, Cathy Kushner, Albany, New York, LarryMorgan and Julie Kushner, Danbury, Connecticut, (six paintings), Rachael Hermanson,Danbury, Connecticut, Owens/Dunham, Redding Connecticut, Francis Cullinan andBaker Smith (six paintings), Pam Berlin and Billy Cardin (four paintings), Charlotte andDave DePalma, Diane Sposito, Peggy and Tristan Wilson, Pittsfield, Mass. (fivepaintings), Cathy Harriman, Paoli, Pennsylvania, Ellen Deacon, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, Dan and Sharon Daniels, Brookline, Mass., Karen Greenburg, Assonet,Mass, Stan Hynds and Stephanie Moffet, Manchester, Vermont.