John Horton Art Show

Maritime art exhibition “The Marine Art of John Horton: Nine to Ninety”

Born in England just before the start of the Second World War, John was encouraged to take up art and music as he had been in a very serious road accident at 4 years old and his parents wished to protect him from the rough and tumble of sports. Since he loved the sea and boats (and carried a model sailboat under his arm instead of a teddy) it was logical for John to start painting them, and was good enough, in later years, to be accepted by the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of Marine Artists to display in their exhibitions.

John recently was awarded the Order of British Columbia for his painting and his 45 years volunteer search and rescue work, mainly on the Fraser River.

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