Biography

R Jean Vallieres

R. Jean (John) Vallieres

Neoclassical American Oil Painter

R. Jean Vallieres is a classically trained artist whose oil paintings demonstrate a mastery of the medium by conveying meaning, immediacy and depth. The value of his canvases is their capacity to strike both personal and universal chords, appealing to human emotion, memory, imagination and aesthetic feelings.

John Vallieres begun his portrait painting career at age thirteen in the cellar of his parents’ home in Woonsocket, RI, a mill town located along the Blackstone River, he furthered his learning while completing undergraduate, graduate and post graduate studies at New England Colleges and Universities. Upon completing his formal education John studied the accomplishments of the Great Masters first hand at the National Gallery, London, Le Musee de Louver, Paris, and acclaimed museums of Europe and The United States.

When asked to describe his personal approach to painting and his own style he would reply that his approach is an “imaginative-curiosity,” a style balanced between European Neoclassical and new school of American Realism. His primary style of painting is referred to as “Neoclassical American Realism”, a reemergence of classical art in the US.

Mr. Vallieres’ ‘Historical Americana’ paintings stand without comparison. He displays an un-previously attempted technique and color application that is uniquely attributable to him.

In 2004-6 Vallieres’ paintings have been acquired and commissioned by art patrons from Arizona, California, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming, West Virginia and The United Kingdom.

Collections include: Esher, England; DuPont Winterthur Museum; Frick Museum & Historical Center; Merrick Art Museum; The Basilica of the National Shrine, Washington DC; Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle, Washington DC; The Children’s National Medical Center, DC; Downpatrick Cathedral; St Paul Cathedral; Trinity Cathedral; The Merrick Museum and Cultural Center; and prominent corporate buildings in the United States and United Kingdom. In 2007 Vallieres’ paintings will be displayed in six solo-exhibits and two group exhibits throughout the United States.