John Linthurst received his Photo Arts degree from Pasadena City College back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. He promptly swapped the art world for other business-related entrepreneurial pursuits , up until 2010, when a near family tragedy had him rethink original loves and purpose.
Today John has a strong following and has exhibited widely throughout the region with numerous art accolades to his credit. Although his work begins with a photograph, they are hardly documents of a place in time. Instead, he uses parts and portions to develop a new canvas, a new reality. Often absurd, often full of mixed media, the works can be dreamingly familiar, but not a place you can go.