Recent Paintings 2021 - present.

The recent paintings continue my exploration of themes and images from the imaginative world of my boyhood, incorporating occasional narrative action. I'm also getting more and more interested in the kinds of transformations that color can bring to an image.
Pink Bridge, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in. John A. Parks Cable Cars, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in. John A. Parks Boys Trains and Landscape, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in. John A. Parks Castle, Landscape with Train, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10in. John A. Parks Castle with Train, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. John A. Parks Climbing, 2025. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in. John A. Parks Bridge, 2025. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in. John A. Parks Dancers with Islands, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. John A. Parks Exploring, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in. John A. Parks Islands, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. John A. Parks Jumk, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. John A. Parks Leap Frog, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks On the Beach, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks Pink Castle, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks Pink Train, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks Sea Front, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks Tall Islands, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks Trams and Beach, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 14 x 16 in. John A. Parks Two Trains, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. John A. Parks