John Buonauro entered the world of fine art rather late in life. Born in Chicago, where he was raised, attended Morton College, and worked. His true happiness was found when he was surrounded by nature. Most of his free time as an adult has found him hiking mountain trails, deep canyons, beautiful deserts and the shorelines of both coasts. He has spent much of the past ten years in Arizona. His deep reverence for nature has given him intimate knowledge of his subject matter.

Perhaps this is what was needed to bring out the awe-inspiring beauty of his unique 3-dimensional work. No…2-dimensional flat painting was inadequate for John to show us the things that he has experienced. With his unique style of carving in wood and then painting in oils, each piece of work comes alive. John has recently started using some wire in a few of his pieces for the most delicate items that couldn’t be carved from wood.
 

John starts each new piece with the spark of an idea. He requires a subject; usually a form of wild life or a landform that he has seen. This is when his creative mind takes over and he draws these things along with purely artistic inspiration on several sheets of tracing paper. He then positions them until he achieves the scene that he wants. These drawings are then transferred onto wood and the real work progresses from there using an assortment of tools including micro tools and burning equipment.

John received a first place award and Honorable Mention for his work in juried art shows.  John is represented by  Boardwalk Galleria  in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, The Havasu Art Guild in the Lake Havasu Community Center, BlueWater Gallery   in Lake Havasu, and The Rocking Bear in Douglas/Saugatuck, Michigan, currently represent his work. John's work was most recently accepted at the exquisite Studio Manzanita in beautiful Sedona, Arizona.  He is also in some private collections.  He is also presented on various websites. John was featured in the Mar/Apr 2006 issue  of the Dazzling Desert Magazine.

You have the opportunity to own something truly unique and surely the value can only increase in the coming years.