ABOUT THE ARTIST

John Robinette lives and works in Memphis and is a 1966 graduate of the Memphis College of Art where he earned a BFA degree in painting. For the past 40 years, he has been involved at one time or another in virtually every aspect of the visual arts including illustration, stained glass design, sculpture, mural painting as well as teaching at the University of Memphis and the Memphis College of Art.

John has been the recipient of numerous awards over the years including medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York and feature articles in Communication Arts magazine and the book The Ultimate Portfolio.

During his years as an illustrator, he produced work for clients such as Time-Life Books, Fortune, Forbes, Newsweek, Random House,Psychology Today, RCA-BMG Music, Walt Disney and Buena Vista TV.

In recent years, John has devoted his time to his personal work which involves the Mississippi Delta Landscape and Origins of the Blues subject matters. Works from the Delta Series are in many corporate and private collections across the United States.

  • 1. YELLOW CHURCH - 48'' x 48''
  • 2. WATER / 61 HWY – 48
  • 3. WHITE CHURCH / BROKEN WINDOW - 48
  • 4. LEVEE WITH HOUSE - 24
  • 5. CROP / WHITE MOON - 48
  • 6. RIVER HOUSE WITH CRESCENT MOON - 60
  • 7. BIG TREE BLUES - 60
  • 8. CROP WITH STAR - 24
  • 9. WATER TOWER WITH YELLOW MOON - 48
  • 10. THE GREAT FLOOD - 36
  • 11. MT. ZION CHURCH / MS. DELTA - 60
  • 12. LEVEE / YELLOW MOON - 60
  • 13. RIVER CHURCH / YELLOW MOON - 48
  • 14. RIVER STAR / BIG MOON - 48
  • 15. TWISTER - 30
  • 16. YELLOW CHURCH / WHITE MOON - 48
  • 17. CROP – 60
  • 18. THE GREAT FLOOD – 30
  • 19. BIG YELLOW MOON – 16
  • 20. BIG TREE CHURCH – 40
  • 21. TOWER & HOUSE – 24
  • 22. 61 HWY/DELTA – 48
  • 23. LEVEE WITH HOUSE – 48
  • 24. CROP WITH CHURCH – 24
  • 25. CHURCH IN COTTON WITH RIVER – 36
  • 26. OLD TANK /DELTA – 48
  • 27. BIG CROP WITH STAR – 60
  • 28. TANK – 16
  • 29. MT. ZION CHURCH – 30
  • 30. BACK ROAD – 18
  • 31. RED HOUSE – 24
  • 32. DELTA ALLEGORY – 48
  • 33. RIVER STAR WITH CHURCH – 36
  • 34. DELTA MOON – 48
  • 35. SLIDE – 24
  • 36. DELTA STAR - YELLOW HOUSE – 36
  • 37. GOLDEN CROP – 16
  • 38. YELLOW CHURCH – YELLOW MOON – 24
  • 39. DELTA STAR – 36

©2018 JOHN ROBINETTE