"I think I have always been an artist. My aunt was a very good artist, and when I was young, I would beg her to show me how to draw. In school, art was where I could shine. I suffered from A.D.D. , and school was not for me. I was always drawing and painting or carving wood; it was a passion.

"When I went through a divorce, a friend recommended a man named Norman Roth, who was giving painting lessons. We hit it off right away. I studied with him for seven years and learned a lot under his tutelage.

When I moved to Florida, I met Paul Johnson who persuaded me to form my own style of painting instead of the same style as Norm. With the help of a book on impressionism I found my own way and wasn't afraid to try what I was feeling inside wanting to get out. What you see now are the end results."

John A. Silvin is new to Holborn and the San Sebastian River Artists. We are excited to have him with us.