Welcome to John Raynes' website

"I have great admiration for the portraits of Velasquez, Rembrandt, Manet, Schiele, Sutherland, and Lucien Freud. I think portraits must be, by definition, more or less figurative, but able to communicate other aspects of the sitter than merely their physical appearance at the time of sitting. In addition, a good portrait should, by its composition and scale, excite the viewer to whom the sitter may not be known.”

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John has an upcoming show of recent landscape paintings, at the Beside the Wave gallery, in Falmouth. The show runs from the 12th - 23rd July 2008, with a private view on friday 11th July, 6-8pm. Call the gallery on 01326 211132 for further information, or an exhibition catalogue.