biography

John McQualter was born in 1949 and spent his childhood in the coastal towns of Portsea and Sorrento which has greatly influenced his work.

John studied Commerce at Melbourne University and attended evening painting classes under Mary Harris where he learnt the mixing of colour and application of paint. In 1973 John turned to painting professionally and during that time he has evolved his style particular to him, immediately recognizable wherever his paintings are seen.

This style, often called ‘romantic impressionism’ is in the tradition of the 19th century French Impressionists but also a different brand of impressionism which Streeton, McCubbin and the Heidelberg School made so popular in this country. It is a style which seems and looks to be ‘so easy’ to do, yet requires not only a particular vision, a way of seeing, but also highly developed technical skills with which to realize that vision. It is this skill and vision that imparts to these paintings their arresting qualities - that which keeps the eye returning again and again to the painting.

John continues to establish himself as an artist by winning numerous awards. He is now represented widely in collections throughout Australia and overseas, an example being paintings in the Sheraton Mirage Hotel on the Gold Coast.