John Baker is a widely exhibited painter based in Boston and New York whose solo exhibitions have been favorably reviewed in the Boston Globe (his paintings demonstrate that the human figure as a source of fresh ideas still endures), Art New England (Baker’s collages raise a bunch of interesting issues) and American Art Collector (John Baker’s wonderful and worthy project). A native of New York City, Baker was a pupil of Donald Judd for two years. The influence of the sculptor’s constructivist method remains an influence on Baker’s collage process, but Baker’s artistic results are more sensual and emotional as he adds the elements of subtle color harmony and reliance on impulse.
"Eating at the Airline Diner", Surrealist, Red, Blue, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Eating at the Airline Diner” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 30 x 30 inches in reds, yellows and blues with green accents. The iconic diner, in Queens, New York, i...
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
$4,100
"Rush Hour Tryst", Contemporary Portrait, Red, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Rush Hour Tryst” is an acrylic painting on canvas with college 40 x 30 inches in reds and blues with multi-color details. The painting depicts a chance meeting of stran...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Domestic Dispute", Contemporary, Woman, Man, Blue, Red, Collage, Mixed Media
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Domestic Dispute”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 48 x 36 x 1.5 inches in blues and flesh tones with red and white accents, depicts a violent moment in a b...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Birth of a Galaxy", Contemporary Portrait, Nude, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Birth of a Galaxy” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage measuring 43 x 28.75 inches, in maroon, green and flesh tones, depicting a galactic density of stars, s...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,400
"Aurora", Contemporary, Woman, Green, Blue, White, Acrylic, Collage, Mixed Media
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Aurora” is a 31 x 34 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas in luminous greens, blues and pearly whites that depicts a young woman contemplating a display o...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$4,500
"Any Three-Year-Old Could Paint That", Contemporary, Red, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Any Three-Year-Old Could Paint That” is a 35 x 50 inch acrylic painting on canvas with collage in bright yellows, reds, blues and whites. The young artist wears an expr...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Rough Going on the Inside", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Mixed Media
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Rough Going on the Inside” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 36 x 28 inches in olive greens and dark reds. Unlike in Chagall, where the inverted heads sugge...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"I’ve Known Him for a Long Time", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Paint
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “I’ve Known Him for a Long Time” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 16 x 12 inches in beige, ochre and dark grey. The two halves represent not so much a perso...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Flute Player", Contemporary Portrait, Orange, Green, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Flute Player” is a contemporary acrylic painting on canvas with collage. The portrait is 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, oranges, greens and browns. The detail and...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"In One Ear and Out the Other", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s portrait “In One Ear and Out the Other” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 18 inches in various pinks and purples with blue and emerald green highlights....
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Old Man Riding a Tricycle", Contemporary, Red, Acrylic, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Old Man Riding a Tricycle”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 44 x 36 x .75 inches in intense red, yellows and greens, is a tongue-incheek depiction of the equ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"A Meeting in Rome II", Contemporary Portrait, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “A Meeting in Rome II, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 29 x 27 inches, in cardinal red, lavenders, yellows and green, is part of the artist’s “divided self” ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Man of the World", Contemporary, Portrait, Acrylic, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Man of the World”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, an imaginary portrait 27.5 x 21 inches, in muted neutral tones highlighted by lemon and golden yellows and chalky reds, is from the artist’s “Mask” series...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,300
"Young Man with a Device", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Young Man with a Device” is a 19 x 14.25 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas depicting a youth possessively clutching a technological device. The large, ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic