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John Cosby

John Cosby (Born 1955) is active/lives in California.  John Cosby is known for Abstract figure, marine, and plein-air landscape painting.

John Cosby, born in 1955 in Hollywood, operates in both worlds of illustrations and fine art.  He paints brushy land and seascapes, city scenes and interiors, many with broadly suggested figures.  Primarily a California artist, living in Laguna Beach, Cosby has painted in a variety of locations from New York City and northern New Mexico to Hawaii, Europe and Asia.

Fifth Avenue Dogs, a 24 x 26 oil painting based on a photograph of New York City, contrasts a middle-ground hot dog cart and umbrella and a few passersby and cars with the trees lining the Avenue just outside Central Park.

Day at the Beach, oil, 12 x 24, depicts three foreground sunbathers, with their gear and umbrella, and backs to the viewer, facing the ocean waves rolling toward shore.

As a child, Cosby's interest in art was supported by his grandmother, who was also an artist.  He later worked seven years as a commercial artist.  Before that, he was an ad   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3666 characters.]  Artist bio

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