Webpainting scenes inspired by the 18th century wilderness frontier. A frontier that influenced the development and relations of the new world ; It's people and what would become. Webwith a gentle nudge from his close friend robert griffing, john produced his first historical painting along laurel ridge, a scene depicting the british 60th royal american. Webwell known today as an award winning historical artist, what came before is the exciting story, the unfolding of important and necessary encounters and experiences. Webpainting by pennsylvania artist john buxton depicting young major george washington at fort leboeuf in 1753. Webjohn buxton's 31 years career as a successful illustrator has evolved into these past 20+ years as an honored fine artist, painting scenes inspired by the 18th. Webthese images are often used in documentary films, in books or articles about history, and in high schools and universities as visual reality to the written word. Webbuxton lives on ground tread by some of the greatest of the frontier partisans, ground that ran dark and bloody for half a century, through the french and. Webbuxton's historical images of the 18th century depicting scenes from the birth of our nation, allowing witness to momentous events or experiencing everyday life on the frontier. Webafter working as a successful illustrator for 31 years, john transitioned his career into fine art, spending the next three decades painting scenes inspired by the.
