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John Cosby (American, 1955)
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John Cosby
Café Colors
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John Cosby
Inside the Reef
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John Cosby
Sandy Bottom
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Biography |
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John Cosby, born in 1955 in Hollywood, operates in both worlds of illustrations and fine art. He paints brushy land and seascapes, city scenes and interiors, many with broadly suggested figures. Primarily a California artist, living in Laguna Beach, Cosby has painted in a variety of locations from New York City and northern New Mexico to Hawaii, Europe and Asia. |
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As a child, Cosby's interest in art was supported by his grandmother, who was also an artist. He later worked seven years as a commercial artist. Before that, he was an advance man for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford from 1972 to 1976, leaving when he was twenty-two year old. During this time, he also drew cartoons for the Chesapeake Boatman newspaper in Washington, D.C. |
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He went to California in 1980 and currently resides in Laguna Beach. |
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An organizer as well as an artist, Cosby later founded the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, of which he also was President. He is a member of California Art Club and Oil Painters of America. |
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Biography courtesy of The Redfern Gallery |
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