VISIT SEDONA ARTISTS IN THE HEART OF THE RED ROCKS

Visions Divine Landscaping by
John Graham

Born and raised in in the colorful Sonoma County area of Northern California, John Graham was recognized early in life as being a natural artistic talent. Carrying on in the family's artistic tradition, his love of drawing and coloring in the early years of 5 and 6, combined with a fascination with cars, brought about drawings that to this day can be recognized as to make, model and year of car.

After his family moved to Seattle, Washington, he graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in art education. John cofounded "Whittleworks:, a custom, handcrafted woodwroking business in the early 70's. He also began painting in acrylics at this time.

John has been living in Sedona since 1987 and currently owns "Visions Divine Landscaping". He gave up the demands of woodworking and mainly paints these days. Although, word has it that he has recently found a new love in the carving of alabaster.

In 1992 John had a tragic accident in which he lost his left hand and wrist. This has not deterred him at all. His is a prolific painter and his works are in many private collections. John has a great love of natural beauty, and is an avid hiker. Many of his paintings bring the remote locations he so loves to the viewer, and quite often artistic license deletes man's presence where it is found. The colors he uses are generally vibrant and more clear than our present environment allows. John receives great joy in sharing his creativity with those who would appreciate his "vision".