Montara Artist John Andreas solo show in Half Moon Bay Library

Montara artist John Andreas has a solo exhibit of photo realistic watercolors, glicees, and a moody photograph at the Half Moon Library through Sept. 30. He began painting and photography 15 years ago and began showing his work to the public in juried exhibits in 2003. His large format, color saturated paintings, often mistaken as photographs, have won several awards and earned a solo show at the Sanchez Art Center in 2005.

John paints from his photographs, not directly, but using the photographs as a reference for the "visual-emotional image" that resides in his mind when taking the photograph.  An example and description of his process is hanging next to the final painting in the Library show. John has published articles, edited a newsletter, and worked for a magazine in New York; written plays for the theater; and worked in the theater in Dusseldorf, New York, and San Francisco.  He’s lived on the coastside for many years, the last 10 years with his wife in Montara, and works in the Half Moon Bay Post Office. This show runs until the end of September.