"The subjects I paint are varied. A book laid open on it's pages on a table in a bright sunshine. A small child gazing off into the distance over a fence rail, or pausing to pick a lone flower in an open field. Two people sitting on a stark wooden bench. What strikes my eye are portraits that kindle my imagination. If someone were looking at this scene what would they make of it, what would they read into it? How would they finish the story? There are just so many possibilities. It seems to me that the best part of a painting might just be the part you can't see. The blanks that your own mind wants to fill in. Nothing at all wrong with a painting that is simply beautiful, I sure hope you think that some of mine are. But a picture that makes you think; that makes you want to finish painting the scene with the brush and paint of your own imagination. Well, that to me is something even better."

John Kennedy is a self taught watercolor artist living in Wind Lake Wisconsin. Though as a youth he showed some interest in art, he never pursued it until much later in life when he took a single watercolor class in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. He started selling his work through online auctions, and has developed a loyal following with art in 33 states and in Canada. He shows his work locally in coffee shops and art fairs. He has painted dozens of commissions for his customers, the majority are portraits of small children which he enjoys most.

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