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John R. Whitton Bria completed his earliest documented work before the age of three when he undertook a surprise decoration of the walls of his Grandmother’s bedroom, moving on to the gray kitchen door and displaying a bold use of green enamel. His grandmother, the author Mary Ormsbee Whitton, marked the event with a poem, and young John, discovering there was some acclaim to be found in painting, continued his career.
At The Taft School, he studied with the late Mark W. Potter, the most influential of all his teachers, and won the Art Prize. In 1973, he graduated from the College of William and Mary with a degree in Fine Arts, and then completed his formal study at the Art Students League in New York.
A full-time artist, Mr. Bria paints his life, much of which is spent outdoors exploring the landscape. The high peaks of the Adirondacks, the crags of the Shawangunks, his house and gardens, a pond, the farms of Thomas Mills, Pennsylvania, and a secluded Connecticut cove provide material for a lifetime of work. In addition to landscapes, he paints still lifes, family portraits and self-portraits.
He lives with his beautiful wife Kris in an old family home, Stone Steps, and when not at his easel, Mr. Bria may be found in his garden.
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