John Horne

Atlanta area artist John W. Horne delights dance & portrait enthusiasts the world over with his dream-like drawings & paintings. He strives to capture beauty in motion as well as the sublime simplicities in his unique portraiture.

Born in rural, upstate New York, Horne attended St John Fisher College matriculating at Nazareth College (Art) in Rochester, NY. After enjoying an extraordinarily successful seventeen year career in fashion furniture merchandising & design under the tutelage of Terrance Conran, the artist turned his attention to fine art. Horne moved his focus from retail business to arts administration in 1991. By 1999, wanting greater amounts of time with his own work, he chose to spit his focus between his studio and art instruction.

While the artist enjoys working in a variety of styles and mediums, he is best known for his realistic, figurative, drawings & portraits of subjects caught 'in the moment'. Horne has served as board officer of four local Arts Organizations, as paid consultant/senior staff member of two Arts Councils, and as Artistic Director/Producer of a highly successful annual benefit concert series (1993 -02).

Horne is a sought after instructor and private tutor conducting introduction drawing, photography, figure & portrait classes/workshops in the Atlanta Metro area. since 1992, eight of his private students have gone on to study at Parsons School of Design, Fashion Institute of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Georgia State University, Savannah College of Art and overseas study (through Syracuse University) in Florence Italy.

Before beginning a piece, Horne carefully observes his subjects to ensure accurate and authentic depiction. The artist attributes his affinity for realism to his extensive early training in photography & design which required meticulous attention to detail. His work is on display in a dozen, permanent exhibits, local Atlanta galleries, and several internet galleries.