TONY JOHNSON

BIOGRAPHY

Many of Tony’s paintings and works reflect his unique sense of humour and the more human side of people.  Working in watercolour,
 Acrylic and oils, Tony is constantly taking these mediums into new directions.  A versatile artist, his work is representational and he is noted for
generous use of bright, vivid colours.  Tony also specializes in watercolour portraits. 

Tony Johnson’s landscapes and scenes, capturing such iconic images as homes, cottages, docks and boats bobbing on water,
speak volumes about his affection for the outdoors and picture-postcard attention to detail.  

Tony’s first series of prints, “The McLaughlin Collection”, featuring Col. Sam McLaughlin’s life, “A Century of Chevys”, “Keep on Truckin”
and “Corvette Connection” have been successfully received by the public.  The second series of prints “Johnson’s Jovials” are a set of four scenes
depicting a nostalgic and humorous slice of life. 

In July 1997, Tony won a national competition promoted by the City of Oshawa to paint one of the “Downtown Murals”, depicting
Lakeside Park at the turn of the century.  The mural is 22’ x 22’ and can be viewed at the corner of Celina and Bruce Streets.  In 1999 Tony
 competed and won the honour of painting a second mural in Oshawa depicting the 75^th Anniversary of the City, on the corner of Simcoe and John.
  In 2001 he completed his third mural entitled Camp X on the side of the P.U.C. building on Metcalf Street.  2007 brought a fourth mural
 commissioned by the Durham Continuing Education School on Centre Street South called the “Lamp of Learning”.  Tony also completed 20
 murals inside the new Children’s Aid building on Taunton Road West.  Port Perry also awarded Tony the painting of a mural on the side of the
 new Shoppers Drug Mart store.  It is titled “Early Life on Lake Scugog” and is 20’ long x 8’ high.  A new mural was awarded to him in
 July 2011 for the Lakeridge Oshawa Hospital for the Children’s wing. 

Tony was born June 13th, 1946 in London, England and moved to Whitby, Ontario when he was ten.  His formal training includes
 classes at the University of Windsor and Haliburton School of Fine Art.  

Tony’s paintings and prints are in personal collections across Canada and the U.S.   Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Hilary Weston
 and Minister of Heritage, Sheila Copps, have been presented with his prints.  The “Century of Chevys” original watercolour was accepted in the
 “Art of the Automobile” Competition and was on display in Montreal and Toronto. 

© 2011 Tony Johnson

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