John Bacon Born 1951 Coeur d’ Alene, ID, USA 1970 – 1984 Linfield College, McMinnville, OR, BA 1970 – 1978 University of Oregon Medical School MD 1983 – 2011 Orthopedic Surgeon Being an a vid c ollec t or of a b s t r act art since the early 1990 ’ s e videnNally led t o c r eaNng m y o wn a b s t r act w or k s. My w or k s a r e la r g ely non-­‐ r ep r ese n t aNonal. My painNngs a r e cha r ac t eri z ed b y a disNncN v e use of c olor and f orm th a t ma k e f or a unique s tyle. Al w a y s seeking t o d e v elop n e w t echniques and c olo r s leads t o a la r g e v ari e ty in m y w or k s. The p r ocess of c r eaNng m y w ork is la r g ely i n tuiN v e without p r e-­‐d e t ermined plans. The painNngs p r oceed f r om beginning t o end b y the leWng the c a n v as speak and sh o w the w a y . This leads t o a s tyle th a t is t o t ally uninhibi t ed and p r ese n ts i n fini t e possibiliNes. Art is not only visual but also emoNonal. It is mea n t t o be f elt as much as seen.