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  JOHN COSTIN
SNOWY EGRET
PENSIVE GREAT BLUE
ROSEATE SPOONBILL IN FLIGHT
BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON
BROWN PELICAN IN GRASS
WHITE PELICAN IN GRASS
TRI-COLORED HERON IN GRASS
ROSEATE SPOONBILL IN GRASS
CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO
AMERICAN REDDISH EGRET
RADIANT LANDSCAPE
BRIEF SPECTACLE
GREEN HERON
KINGFISHER
CARDINAL
MOCKINGBIRD
ROBIN
MEADOWLARK
DAVINCI'S SONG
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
PAINTED BUNTING MALE
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS
GLOSSY IBIS
REDDISH EGRET
IVORY BILLED WOODPECKERS
SWALLOW TAIL KITE
LIMPKIN
TRI-COLORED HERON
YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON
RED SHOULDERED HAWK
CARACARA
EVERGLADES SNAIL KITE
WOOD STORK
GREAT EGRET STUDY

ARTIST STATEMENT

I have always been fascinated by birds; their beauty and ability to fly. My interest in art began at a very young age; using crayons on the walls in my grandmother's house. She probably was not too happy about that. I studied art history and printmaking in college. Though I started working as an electrician in my early twenties, I knew it was temporary. I wanted to be an artist.
 
I am a printmaker. The process is challenging and I like that. 1 to 5 copper plates are individually hand wiped with various colors of ink to create an image on paper then run through my press. Then each piece is meticulously hand colored with either watercolor or oil. The copper plates take months to create and many weeks of proofing are done before an acceptable piece is created. This Artist Print (AP) sets the standard for the edition. It is a  combination of drawing, sculpture and painting. It is one of the oldest printing process in the world; Rembrandt, Goya and other fine artists were printmakers. No computers or photography are ever used; each piece is handmade and hand painted and though the  limited editions may range from 1-250 , no two pieces are the same.
 
I consider my work bird portraits. Most of my subjects are depicted life size. I go out in the field and take hundreds of photos of whatever bird I want to work on.  The photos are taken back to my studio for me to study them and are then put away. Next I draw from memory, creating the backgrounds and posing the subject. I never use photographs while drawing because I do not want my subjects to look photographic. That is extremely important to me.

CORPORATE & PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Bank of America, Tampa, FL
Board of Hillsborough County Commissioners, Tampa, FL
City of St. Petersburg, FL
City of Tampa, Tampa, FL
Commerce National Bank & Trust, Winter Park, FL
Department of Transportation, Leesburg, FL
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
Ferman Motor Car Company, Tampa, FL
General Motors Corp., Chicago, Ill
I.B.M., Chicago, Ill.
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Miami-Dade County Library, Miami, FL
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
Orlando Aviation Authority, Orlando, FL
Raymond James Financial, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL
Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tampa, FL
State Library of FL, Tallahassee, FL
Tampa Museum of Art, FL
The Mayflower, Winter Park, FL

EDUCATION

​B.A. Degree, Fine Arts, U.S.F., Tampa, 1982
A.A. Degree, Fine Arts, P.C.C., 1976
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Established 2000, Artana is proud of its 19 year history of collaborating directly with individuals and companies seeking true investment-grade art to serve as interior focal points. Artana’s 86 Boston-based exhibitions, and its new Florida outreach, have garnered the confidence and trust of over 800 clients.

​We offer the visionary collector exceptional paintings and sculpture by mid-career and established artists with regional and national museum notability. We enjoy the journey of procuring meaningful works of art at fair-market value backed by attentive personalized client relations.
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