John Goodwin

I consider my artwork “Fun Art”, meant to convey a sense of wonder and whimsy, and my influences come mostly from pop culture. I grew up with Marvel comics, Big Daddy Roth, and Peter Max, so my work is very illustrative, and the graphic elements found in those can also be found easily in my paintings as well.

A lot of my art is inspired by music – all kinds of music – and I like to visualize it in bright colors and moving shapes, while also paying due respect to the musicians themselves. I’m partial to the blues and love the deep connection to the soul that music has, so a lot of my work features scenes from the Arkansas/Mississippi delta. I’m also fascinated with cultural symbols of all sorts and am attracted to bright, pure colors, extreme detail, and unconventional but familiar subject matter such as food.

These are the things that interest me, and I try to interpret them all in a colorful graphic fashion that will hopefully make people smile.