Gardens 1982 - 1987

The whole idea of manmade landscapes began to intrigue me in these years. In particular the British passion to remake the landscape into some sort of paradise seemed extraordinary. It's a passion that seems to take hold of so many people in all walks of life so that there is hardly a home in the British Isles where someone is not making an attempt to turn the garden into an Eden.
Nymans, 1990. Oil on Panel, 11 x 16 in. John A. Parks Crathes Castle, 1982. Oil on Panel, 10 x 17 in. John A. Parks View from the Villa Valmerana, 1992. Oil on Linen, 16 x 18 in. John A. Parks Brockwell Park, 1989. Oil on Panel. 10 x 18 in. John A. Parks Hampton Court, 1991. Oil on Panel, 7 x 11 in.John A. Parks Castle, 1984. Oil on Panel. 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks. Snowshill, 1992.  Oil on Panel 14 x 20 in. John A. Parks. Allotments, 1991. Oil on Panel. 7 x 11 in. John A. Parks. Castro, Syphnos, Oil on Panel. 8 x 15 in.  John A. Parks. Bath, 1985. Oil on Panel, 10 x 17 in. John A. Parks. Chantilly Riding School, 1998. Oil on Linen. 7 x 12 in. John A. Parks. Begonias, 1992. Oil on Linen, 10 x 15 in. John A. Parks. Garden, 1990. Oil on Panel, 10 x 21 in. John A. Parks. Bench, 1990. Oil on Linen, 10 x 17 in. John A. Parks. Syon Park, 1991. Oil on Linen, 12 x 14 in. John A. Parks. Preston Park, 1985. Oil on Panel. 10 x 13 in.  John A. Parks. Cary Garden, 1992. Oil on Linen, 10 x 17 in. John A. Parks. Temple of Apollo, 1991. Oil on Panel, 5 x 8 in. John A. Parks. Windsor Snow, 1990. Oil on Linen, 10 x 16 in. John A. Parks. Hornsey, 1982. Oil On Panel, 8 x 15 in. John A. Parks. Racing Gondola, 1990. Oil on Panel, 5 x 7 in. John A. Parks. Flower Beds, 1992 Oil on Linen. 10x19 in. John A. Parks. Deck Chairs, Bath, 1992. Oil on Linen, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks. Pusey House, 1985. Oil on Panel, 5 x 8 in. John A. Parks. Sissinghurst, 1983. Oil on Panel, 12 x 19 in.  John A. Parks. Finchley Allotments, 1982. Oil on Panel, 10 xx 19 in.John A. Parks. Greys Court, 2001. Oil on Linen, 14 x 18 in. John A. Parks. Chantilly, Pond, 1992. Oil on Linen. 10 x 19 in. John A. Parks. Cricket at Richmond, 1991. Oil on Linen, 9 x 14 in. John A. Parks. View at Barnet, 1984. Oil on Panel, 10 x 17 in. John A. Parks. North Finchley, 1980. Oil on Panel, 10 x 14 in. John A. Parks. Chantilly Cobblestones, 1992. Oil on Linen, 7 x 12 in. John A. Parks. Clermont, New York, 1991. Oil on Linen 11x17 in. John A. Parks. Hever, 1990. Oil on Linen, 11 x 18 in. John A. Parks. Walled Garden Brockwell Park, 1991.Oil on Linen, 6 x 10 in. John A. Parks. Highgate Hill, 1984. Oil on Panel, 5 x 8 in. John A. Parks. Garden at Tidmarsh, 1999. Oil on Linen, 10 17 in.John A. Parks. Frozen Lake at Fontainbleu, 1990. Oil on Panel, 5 x 8 in. John A. Parks. Lupins Brockwell Park, 1992. Oil on Linen, 11 x 17in. John A. Parks. Tulips, Brighton, 1991. Oil on Linen, 10 x 17 in. John A. Parks. Train at Clapham, 1998. Oil on Linen, 10 x 15 in. John A. Parks. Sulham House, 1999. Oil on Linen, 10 x 19 in.John A. Parks. Chantilly, Steps, 1991. Oil on Linen, 12 x 18 in. John A. Parks. Amenia, 1991. Oil on Linen, 8 x 14 in. John A. Parks. Chantilly, Snow, 1990. Oil on Panel, 7 x 12 in. John A. Parks. Near Nymans, 1990. Oil on Panel, 8 x 16 in.  John A. Parks. Richmond,1990. Oil on Linen, 8 x 13. John A. Parks.