John French
@artofjohnfrench.bsky.social
Oil painter who has dogs.
I go outside and get inspired.
ArtofJohnFrench.com
I go outside and get inspired.
ArtofJohnFrench.com
"Twisty Tree" 18" x 24" oil Rework of a plein air piece from last summer.
My plein air paintings are loose & sketchy. I'm not a quick enough painter to capture a scene with tight detail on site. Often, I'll rework a plein air piece in my studio, tightening it up into something closer to my style.
My plein air paintings are loose & sketchy. I'm not a quick enough painter to capture a scene with tight detail on site. Often, I'll rework a plein air piece in my studio, tightening it up into something closer to my style.
March 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Twisty Tree" 18" x 24" oil Rework of a plein air piece from last summer.
My plein air paintings are loose & sketchy. I'm not a quick enough painter to capture a scene with tight detail on site. Often, I'll rework a plein air piece in my studio, tightening it up into something closer to my style.
My plein air paintings are loose & sketchy. I'm not a quick enough painter to capture a scene with tight detail on site. Often, I'll rework a plein air piece in my studio, tightening it up into something closer to my style.
"Hay There (Wet Haul on Market Street)"
11x14 oil on canvas
It takes a lot of work to maintain the tourist paradise of Mackinac Island, Michigan. I'm sort of intrigued by the juxtaposition of "regular" folks doing regular jobs in such a fantastic place.
11x14 oil on canvas
It takes a lot of work to maintain the tourist paradise of Mackinac Island, Michigan. I'm sort of intrigued by the juxtaposition of "regular" folks doing regular jobs in such a fantastic place.
March 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Hay There (Wet Haul on Market Street)"
11x14 oil on canvas
It takes a lot of work to maintain the tourist paradise of Mackinac Island, Michigan. I'm sort of intrigued by the juxtaposition of "regular" folks doing regular jobs in such a fantastic place.
11x14 oil on canvas
It takes a lot of work to maintain the tourist paradise of Mackinac Island, Michigan. I'm sort of intrigued by the juxtaposition of "regular" folks doing regular jobs in such a fantastic place.
"Unnamed Falls" oil on 11x14 board.
This is my 1st painting on a cradle board. I sanded the board, taped the sides, & triple primed it. It's a smooth but slightly toothy surface. After painting, I removed the tape to show pretty wood grained sides!
This is my 1st painting on a cradle board. I sanded the board, taped the sides, & triple primed it. It's a smooth but slightly toothy surface. After painting, I removed the tape to show pretty wood grained sides!
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Unnamed Falls" oil on 11x14 board.
This is my 1st painting on a cradle board. I sanded the board, taped the sides, & triple primed it. It's a smooth but slightly toothy surface. After painting, I removed the tape to show pretty wood grained sides!
This is my 1st painting on a cradle board. I sanded the board, taped the sides, & triple primed it. It's a smooth but slightly toothy surface. After painting, I removed the tape to show pretty wood grained sides!
Coffee in a blizzard
February 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Coffee in a blizzard
I took these pictures last night at sunset. This is the beautifully illuminated tailings pile at the Tilden Iron Mine, from Republic, MI. This is the highest point in Michigan right now. At 2005 feet, it's slightly higher than Michigan's highest natural point, Mt Arvon- 1979 feet.
February 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I took these pictures last night at sunset. This is the beautifully illuminated tailings pile at the Tilden Iron Mine, from Republic, MI. This is the highest point in Michigan right now. At 2005 feet, it's slightly higher than Michigan's highest natural point, Mt Arvon- 1979 feet.
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Spend Friday boycotting everything money related and climb into creative comfort while working on your submission for the BlueSkyArtShow then unleash the flood on SATURDAY, March 1st 🤩🥳 💙🩵🪻🌸🌼🌺🌻
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
All Day Saturday March 1, 2025
Theme: #Spring
Post your art, repost your favorite.
Hold your posts till Saturday
then unleash the FLOOD!
Links to the feed, guidelines, and some suggestions in the comments.
To be included in the feed please use both tags in every post
All Day Saturday March 1, 2025
Theme: #Spring
Post your art, repost your favorite.
Hold your posts till Saturday
then unleash the FLOOD!
Links to the feed, guidelines, and some suggestions in the comments.
To be included in the feed please use both tags in every post
February 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Spend Friday boycotting everything money related and climb into creative comfort while working on your submission for the BlueSkyArtShow then unleash the flood on SATURDAY, March 1st 🤩🥳 💙🩵🪻🌸🌼🌺🌻
A Lighthouse under dramatic skies in four seasons. Each canvas is 8-inch square. They look good together!
February 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A Lighthouse under dramatic skies in four seasons. Each canvas is 8-inch square. They look good together!
"Legendary Lilacs" 16x20 oil on canvas
This is inspired by a picture I took of my wife and her Irish Wolfhound strutting among the Lilac bushes on Mackinac Island, Michigan
#michiganart #mackinacisland #oilpainting #oiloncanvas
This is inspired by a picture I took of my wife and her Irish Wolfhound strutting among the Lilac bushes on Mackinac Island, Michigan
#michiganart #mackinacisland #oilpainting #oiloncanvas
February 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"Legendary Lilacs" 16x20 oil on canvas
This is inspired by a picture I took of my wife and her Irish Wolfhound strutting among the Lilac bushes on Mackinac Island, Michigan
#michiganart #mackinacisland #oilpainting #oiloncanvas
This is inspired by a picture I took of my wife and her Irish Wolfhound strutting among the Lilac bushes on Mackinac Island, Michigan
#michiganart #mackinacisland #oilpainting #oiloncanvas
Moonlight through my leaded window.
February 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Moonlight through my leaded window.
Got a cool paint smudge today.😎
February 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Got a cool paint smudge today.😎
Chilly but refreshing walk along Lake Superior in Marquette, MI.
February 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Chilly but refreshing walk along Lake Superior in Marquette, MI.
I've been working on these all year! 😉 I painted these simultaneously so they'd have the same colors & the same mood.
I love the granite bluffs on the Lake Superior shoreline, especially ones topped with pillars of red pines. It's like being in a natural temple.
Red Pines on Rocks I & II
16"x20"ea
I love the granite bluffs on the Lake Superior shoreline, especially ones topped with pillars of red pines. It's like being in a natural temple.
Red Pines on Rocks I & II
16"x20"ea
February 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I've been working on these all year! 😉 I painted these simultaneously so they'd have the same colors & the same mood.
I love the granite bluffs on the Lake Superior shoreline, especially ones topped with pillars of red pines. It's like being in a natural temple.
Red Pines on Rocks I & II
16"x20"ea
I love the granite bluffs on the Lake Superior shoreline, especially ones topped with pillars of red pines. It's like being in a natural temple.
Red Pines on Rocks I & II
16"x20"ea
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I get less tolerant.
January 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I get less tolerant.
Got a phone call from a nearby town.
Me: Hello?
..........
Them: Hello?
M:HELLO!
T: can I speak to the business owner?
M: where are you calling from?
T: I am calling from business account depth.
M: What CITY are you calling from?
<click!>
That's what I thought, b!tch.
Me: Hello?
..........
Them: Hello?
M:HELLO!
T: can I speak to the business owner?
M: where are you calling from?
T: I am calling from business account depth.
M: What CITY are you calling from?
<click!>
That's what I thought, b!tch.
January 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Got a phone call from a nearby town.
Me: Hello?
..........
Them: Hello?
M:HELLO!
T: can I speak to the business owner?
M: where are you calling from?
T: I am calling from business account depth.
M: What CITY are you calling from?
<click!>
That's what I thought, b!tch.
Me: Hello?
..........
Them: Hello?
M:HELLO!
T: can I speak to the business owner?
M: where are you calling from?
T: I am calling from business account depth.
M: What CITY are you calling from?
<click!>
That's what I thought, b!tch.
What a perfectly typical "grandpa" thing to do!
😴
😴
January 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What a perfectly typical "grandpa" thing to do!
😴
😴
Queen Isabella in her tower.
We just call her Bella. She has thumbs!
We just call her Bella. She has thumbs!
January 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Queen Isabella in her tower.
We just call her Bella. She has thumbs!
We just call her Bella. She has thumbs!
Reposted by John French
Warming up in Michigan; only 4-below this morning!
January 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Warming up in Michigan; only 4-below this morning!
Ice encased breakwall on Lake Superior.
January 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Ice encased breakwall on Lake Superior.
Reposted by John French
Oddly enough I found that Pinterest is a great way to keep track of artists' websites!
ALSO ARTISTS - please have a place to find you that is NOT a Meta app or Twitter.
Websites are evergreen places for you to have an online presence no matter what happens to social media!
ALSO ARTISTS - please have a place to find you that is NOT a Meta app or Twitter.
Websites are evergreen places for you to have an online presence no matter what happens to social media!
Just a reminder with all the social media shit going down: bookmark the websites and sign up for the mailing lists of artists and other creatives you love.
January 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Oddly enough I found that Pinterest is a great way to keep track of artists' websites!
ALSO ARTISTS - please have a place to find you that is NOT a Meta app or Twitter.
Websites are evergreen places for you to have an online presence no matter what happens to social media!
ALSO ARTISTS - please have a place to find you that is NOT a Meta app or Twitter.
Websites are evergreen places for you to have an online presence no matter what happens to social media!
The Marquette, MI area community is still mourning the passing of Beth Millner; jeweler, artist, business woman, mentor, arts advocate & good person.
If you're thinking of suicide, please reach out to someone. The world will miss you.
There's always hope if you're still breathing.
If you're thinking of suicide, please reach out to someone. The world will miss you.
There's always hope if you're still breathing.
January 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Marquette, MI area community is still mourning the passing of Beth Millner; jeweler, artist, business woman, mentor, arts advocate & good person.
If you're thinking of suicide, please reach out to someone. The world will miss you.
There's always hope if you're still breathing.
If you're thinking of suicide, please reach out to someone. The world will miss you.
There's always hope if you're still breathing.
Y'all, one of my artist friends just died by suicide. She was creative, successful, sharing, productive, and seemed happy. She'd just returned from a rejuvenating sabbatical with new ideas and goals. Now she's gone & nobody saw it coming.
If you feel down, depressed, please reach out to someone!
If you feel down, depressed, please reach out to someone!
January 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Y'all, one of my artist friends just died by suicide. She was creative, successful, sharing, productive, and seemed happy. She'd just returned from a rejuvenating sabbatical with new ideas and goals. Now she's gone & nobody saw it coming.
If you feel down, depressed, please reach out to someone!
If you feel down, depressed, please reach out to someone!