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.
"The Post-Truth Era V", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Post-Truth Era V “ is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in blues, whites, tans and browns. In our post-truth era it is next to impossible to...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Old Madman 4", Contemporary Portrait, Brown, Grey, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #4”, an imaginary portrait 14 x 18 x .75 inches in flesh tones, greys, browns and whites, is from the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats wrote: “An...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Siblings: An Imaginary Portrait", Contemporary, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Siblings: An Imaginary Portrait” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 11 x 9 x 1.5 inches in pinks, blues and whites. A quintessential image of gender, the pai...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Best of Both Worlds II", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Best of Both Worlds II”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 25 x 22 x 1.5 inches (frame 4 inches wide), is a self-portrait in...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Song", Contemporary Portrait, Female Singer, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s "Song" is a 59 x 47 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas whose multi-colored brushstrokes-mostly reds, blues and oranges-give intricate visual form to the music and spirit of an enraptured female singer...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense", Contemporary Portrait, Mixed Media
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Ego and the Mechanism’s of Defense” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in beige, blues, greens and ochres. The painting borrows its title from Anna Freud...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"A Treat for Sasha", Contemporary Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “A Treat for Sasha” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches in oranges, greens, browns and reds. The twirling hands of the pet owner manipulat...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,160Sale Price|20% Off
"Shooting the Rapids", Contemporary Portrait, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Shooting the Rapids” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 48.5 x 36 inches in rich blues with auburn and red counterpoints and highlights. The young woman’s mood of contemplative reverie contrasts with the pleased and excited feelings of the helmeted crew. Obviously relieved, they float in their white water raft...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,700
"Cabinet Secretary in his Office", Surrealist, Portrait, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Cabinet Secretary in his Office” is an acrylic painting on canvas 36 x 42 inches in pinks, blues, reds, whites and greys. The secretary’s energies are depicted as both ...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Heavyweight Executives", Surrealist Portrait, Acrylic, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Heavyweight Executives” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in dark greens, deep silver greys, and flesh tones. The two executives have put on ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Studio Sketch of Dmitri", Surrealist, Tan, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Studio Sketch of Dmitri” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in tans, greys, blues and whites. When he arrived at the studio Dmitri was immedia...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Studio Sketch of Valerie", Surrealist, Brown, Pink, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Studio Sketch of Valerie” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 18 x 14 inches in pinks, greys and browns. When Valerie visited my studio she at first stayed ve...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Eating and Drinking I", Surrealist, Green, Yellow, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking I” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in reds, greens and yellows against a neutral background. What at first glance appea...
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
$1,600
"Eating and Drinking II", Surrealist, Green, Yellow, Collage, Acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking II” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in yellows, reds and greens on a neutral background. In one sense an illustration o...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Wall Street Visigoth", Surrealist Portrait, Man, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Wall Street Visigoth" is an acrylic on canvas with collage 68 x 50 3/4 inches in tans, blues and whites. A synthetic image combining a Wall Street Executive with a Visi...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,900
"Old Man Releasing a Caged Bird", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Paint
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Old Man Releasing a Caged Bird” is an imaginary portrait painting, acrylic on canvas with collage, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches in browns, blues and f...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Rustic Dancer with Puppet", Surrealist Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Rustic Dancer with Puppet" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 72 3/4 inches x 44 1/2 inches in oranges, reds and blues with white and lavender accents. While...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$6,000
"Dancer Priest", Surrealist Portrait, Red, Pink, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's Dancer-Priest is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 67 x 50 inches including its custom designed collaged frame and is accomplished in reds, scarlets and pinks w...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Acrylic Collage Painting, "The Apple does not fall far from the Tree"
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Apple does not fall far from the Tree” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 26 x 25 inches in greens, blues, pinks and greys. Whether born alive or from an...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Birth of Self", Surrealist Portrait, Woman, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Birth of the Self", is a satirical visualization of a psychological concept of the same name. A woman, absurdly, gives birth to herself as an adult, pearls, earrings be...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,400
"Pickpocket at the Inauguration", Surrealist Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Pickpocket at the Inauguration" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 40 x 50 inches in reds, yellows, blues and whites. Amid the colorful riot, the manic pagea...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$6,500
"Love in the Hollywood Hills", Surrealist, White, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Love in the Hollywood Hills" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 74 x 37 1/2 inches in oranges, reds and whites with green and blue accents. A country girl ha...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"A Strong Drink", Surrealist Portrait, Woman, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "A Strong Drink" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 48 1/2 inches x 31 inches including frame, in lavenders, pinks, reds and yellows. The young woman is abou...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Birthday Ballet", Surrealist, Party, Blue, Yellow, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Birthday Ballet" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 72 x 46 inches in various blues, yellows and whites. A young woman celebrates her birthday by performing ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Multiple Personality Disorder", Contemporary Portrait, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Multiple Personality Disorder” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage and custom frame 28 x 26.5 x 4 inches in greys, blacks, whites and flesh tones. Outer and i...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Post-Truth Era X", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Post-Truth Era X” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 23 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches in reds, greens, pinks, oranges and greys. In the post-truth era there are no real way...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,475
"The Post-Truth Era VI", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Post-Truth Era VI” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches in pinks, yellows and greens. In the Post-Truth Era facial expressions have ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Forest Apparition", Surrealist, Green, White, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Forest Apparition" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 66 x 46 inches in a wide variety of greens and yellows with red and white accents. The young woman, bot...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$6,000
"Rainbow Lollipop", Surrealist, Yellow, Pink, Green, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Rainbow Lollipop" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 68 x 44 inches (including its custom-designed collaged frame) in golden yellows, pinks and greens with r...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Post-Truth Era VII", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Post-Truth Era VII” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 14 x 10 7/8 inches in whites, yellows, greys and green. The post-truth era has seen a resurgence o...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$8,500
"Picnic Kiss", Surrealist, Orange, Blue, Green, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Picnic Kiss" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 63 x 41 1/16 inches in oranges and blues with green and red accents. The self-confidence and ease of the youn...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,000
"Old Madman #1", Contemporary Portrait, Maroon, Grey, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #1”, an imaginary portrait 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches in maroon, grey, blues and pinks, is the inaugural work in the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats w...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Cramming for the Exam", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Cramming for the Exam” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 30 x 30 inches in dark blues and straw yellows. Although sparks of understanding flicker a...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Down he Goes III", Contemporary Male Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes III,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in silver greys and yellows, is from the artist’s new “Fall of the White Male Series.” The ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Studio Sketch of Ella", Surrealist, Cream, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Studio Sketch of Ella” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in creams and browns. The painting is from the “Studio Visitors” series. When Ella a...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Surprise in the Garden", Surrealist, Green, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Surprise in the Garden” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 31 ½ x 28 ¼ inches brightly colored in greens, blues, oranges, rose and russet, and cream. Little ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,175
"The Post-Truth Era VIII", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Post-Truth Era VIII” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 14 inches in blues, yellows, pinks and whites. In the post-truth era normal interpersonal in...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Post-Truth Era IX", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Post-Truth Era IX” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 13 7/8 x 11 inches in greys and browns with red highlights. In the post-truth era straightforward, ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$8,500
"Brownstone Tympanum", Surrealist, Yellow, Brown, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker's "Brownstone Tympanum" is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 70 1/4 x 43 3/16 inches in golden yellows and browns with green, red and blue counterpointing accents...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$3,600
"Music Makers", Contemporary Portrait, Blue, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Music Makers” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 30 inches x 40 inches in blues, oranges, pinks, yellows and browns. The image is accomplished in contrasting...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Time Passes #1", Surrealist Portrait, Grey, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Time Passes #1” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in greys and blacks with red and flesh. From the “Life is Short” series, the painting is a ...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Old Madman 3", Contemporary Portrait, Grey, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #3”, an imaginary portrait 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, greys, browns and whites, is from the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats wrote: “An...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,700
"Her Beautiful Thoughts", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Her Beautiful Thoughts” is a 23.5 x 19.5 x 1.5 inches acrylic painting with collage on canvas in light pinks and blues and deep russets. The active dispersion of small ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,475
"The Post-Truth Era XI", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Post-Truth Era XI” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in blues, yellows and pinks. In the post-truth era the interpretation of facial expr...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,800
"Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait", Contemporary, Pastel, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait”, a 43 x 32 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas is from the artist’s Socialite series...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$4,000
"The Lonely Crowd", Surrealist, Portrait, Mixed Media, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Lonely Crowd” is a multi-colored acrylic painting on canvas with collage 40 x 60 inches. Blues, yellows and greens predominate while reds provide color accents. The...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,000
"A Good Scratch", Contemporary Portrait, Blue, Yellow, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “A Good Scratch” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 20 x 1.5 inches in royal blues, golden yellows and flesh tones. Part of the modernist and post-modern...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Thumbs Up", Contemporary, Portrait, Brown, Grey, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Thumbs Up” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches, in greys, lavenders, browns and flesh tones. The upbeat meaning...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Poetry and Painting", Surrealist, Portrait, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Poetry and Painting” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 21 x 18.75 inches in reds, blues, greys and pinks. In this image the sister arts of poetry and painti...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
"The Ego and the Id", Contemporary Portrait, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Ego and the Id” is an imaginary portrait, acrylic on canvas with collage 15 x 10 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, greys and tans with red highlights. The painting’s tit...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,200
"The Book Mark", Surrealist, Portrait, Woman, Maroon, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Book Mark” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 30 x 24 inches in maroon, orange, white and blue. A young woman, dressed in prim fashion, has looked up fro...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Regression and Development", Surrealist Portrait, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Regression and Development” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage in tans and browns with red and yellow accents. Although the painting depicts a smiling young ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Time Passes #2", Surrealist Portrait, Grey, Red, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Time Passes #2” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in greys and blacks with red and flesh. From the “Life is Short” series, the painting is a ...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Maternal Love", Surrealist Portrait, Pink, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Maternal Love” is a 18 x 13 ¾ x 2 ¼ inch acrylic on canvas with collage in pinks, greens and blues. The nurturing mother gently kisses her near adolescent daughter; inn...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Eclipse Chaser", Contemporary, Figure, Landscape, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Eclipse Chaser”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 44 x 24 inches, depicts the inner human experience of a total solar eclipse. Deep solar orange counterpoint...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
"They Now call it Grooming", Contemporary, Black, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “They Now call it Grooming” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in blacks, purples and greens. His tie being adjusted and his hair being patted down, a young innocent...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"AI Takes Over", Surrealist Portrait, Brown, Black, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “AI Takes Over” is a 20 x 16 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting on canvas with collage in greys, blacks, browns and pinks. The impending excessive reliance on AI (for informati...
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Surrealist Acrylic Collage on Canvas, 40x30, "The Judge and his Laws"
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “The Judge and his Laws” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 40 x 30 inches in reds, yellows, greys and browns. The judge is festooned with fragments of appare...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ethnic Meld #3", Surrealist, Portrait, Pink, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Ethnic Meld #3” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 17.75 x 15.75 inches in pinks, reds and ochers. The noted American painter George Tooker (1920-2011), hims...
Canvas, Acrylic
Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Surrealist Portrait, Signed, "A Broad Grin"
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “A Broad Grin” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 20 inches in greys, greens and blacks, with flesh tones. A broad grin has been defined as “one in which...
Canvas, Acrylic