Right now we are waiting for new John Caple Art to arrive at the gallery. In the meantime, below is a selection of the artist's archived art work which has featured at Red Rag Art Gallery. If you wish to register to receive updates and alerts when new art work from John Caple arrives let us know in the red box.
John Caple was born in Somerset in 1966. His family have lived in Somerset since the eighteenth century and the county and its people continue to be a contant source of inspiration to him.
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is a self-taught artist whose subject matter is based around folklore and historical writings of Somerset.He draws upon his surroundings and love of the countryside - particularly the autumn and winter seasons creating paintings inspired by folklore and historical writings in Somerset
John Caple’s paintings are built up using strong, rich colours and are created using mixed media. Faces of his mother, grandparents, uncles and others are recurring images in scenes derived from through stories he was told of their pasts. Each painting describes specific episodes in the lives of these characters and their relationship with the Mendip landscape.The paintings capture the sense of a much simpler and calmer life influenced by the changing seasons.
John Caple is now an established highly sucessful British artist with a worldwide following.He has had a number of solo exhibitions in the UK and South Africa.
