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     The boldly colorful and impassioned paintings of Jon Selby Winslow combine a rigorous impasto painting technique with dynamic and inviting compositional design.     Upon closer examination, an observant eye will notice Jon’s attention to detail and the showing through of underlayed colors. Though there is some hint of planned distortion, his distinctive style pleasantly captures your attention. As Pensacola Pelican newspaper reporter Brian Kelly noted in a feature article about artist Jon Selby Winslow (Nov 2006) “All is not what it seems on the canvas of Jon Selby Winslow’s paintings…things don’t look, well, like things should…corners of houses extend at illogical angles or appear twisted and bent.”  

     Most of his paintings reflect the exotic tropical flavor of the Florida and Caribbean coast, the leaning palm trees, and endearing lazy seaside cottages devoid of the ”big city” intervention.  His use of heavily layered paint explodes with warmth and color.  Some of the feelings best expressed by the admirers of his art are “fun”, “happy”, “inviting”, and “feels good”.  Recently, art critic Edward Rubin individually recognized Jon during his participation at the 2005 International Florence, Italy Biennale.  Mr. Rubin stated in the New York Art/Art Fairs International Publication of April 2006 - "works that commanded attention were Jon Selby Winslow's ( USA ) funky Florida landscape paintings". He has accumulated awards from the art shows he selectively enters. Additionally, his artwork hangs in the prominent private collections throughout the United States and beyond.   

     Jon Selby Winslow was born on the “other” coast in Oakland , California .  Though privileged to be a boyhood friend of his next-door neighbor, the infamous artist/painter Dennis Dent, Jon’s equal interest in art faded when surfing, sports, and eventually a “real job” took precedent.  

     It was not until a few decades later that he rekindled his artistic flame and began drawing portraits of people.  He was introduced to a prestigious portrait artist Patricia Johnson who privately instructed him one-on-one for 3 years.  It was then that he was first introduced to the beautiful world of color and classical realism.  Patricia best illuminates – “ Watching Jon grow professionally and artistically, I would say as a former art instructor, that his most recent works are very exciting visually. These latest paintings are playful and invite the viewer into a world of color. While borrowing on realism, through solid three dimensional drawing, the pictures are whimsical in nature. Compositionally strong, the work has a pleasant abstraction and yet gives the illusion of deep space, drawing the viewer into the image. The generally large format makes a strong statement in any environment and is sure to provide many hours of transporting viewing pleasure.”  

     On a chance meeting with an established street artist from the Gulf Coast Panhandle, Jon was shown how to paint with a brush ( he had only used pastels and charcoal until then). From that point on, there was no holding him back.  His realistic style turned 180 degrees now more closely resembling a self-taught primitive form.  Delicate lines and transitioning color values were replaced with vibrant colors, wide paint strokes, and an energetic pallet knife.  A modern day “Van Gough” was off and running, prolificically painting 100’s of seascape scenes in his new-found style. As in his life experience and related art philosophy, he "sees the light" as an innate impulse to best express what he feels inside.