Postgraduate Diploma (Painting)
At the Royal Academy Schools Jon became acquainted with the following students, who remained close friends for the rest of his life. Sophie Knight, Michael Corkrey, Richard Mosek and Rory McShane.
From 1987 Jon also led the student union at the RA. He was a popular and often seen member of the academy, no wonder, he often slept in a small work tent in green park nearby .
Sketching the family home, Lee on the Solent
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The picture is of the local primary school near the house that Jon shared with fellow fine art undergraduates Neil Taylor, Mark Barnett and Rory McShane in Bristol. Jon exhibited this and around a dozen other works in his final degree show at Bristol Polytechnic. Jon was awarded a first class honours degree and selected for the Royal Academy schools. he was also awarded the Bristol Painting Award.
During University breaks, Jon found that pavement drawing was a good way to earn extra money and become more acquainted with some of his favourite painters. In this Photo taken on the 13th of July, Jon and girlfriend Caroline Le Breton are pavement drawing in Covent Garden. It is a Saturday and the first live aid concert is playing on an experimental screen in the Cafe behind them. Phil remembers sorting the coins into piles at the end of the day with Jon, Caroline and Jane and the total being over £200 – a lot of money in 1985!
Jon and Art foundation friend, Ian Ashby embarked on a trip to Morocco. Around this time Jon took possession of a charming black puppy he named Naeama Mundo Cani. Jon picked up Naeama from a dogs home in Bristol.
Smaller works painted on card and on canvas from this period
Bristol
Bristol
Even though Jon had completed his Foundation at Ravensbourne college he decided to move to Hastings and attend Hastings college of Art. He didn't enrol so to speak but attended many of the sessions. Eventually he soon got to know inspirational lecturers Tony Colley, Rod Harman and student Kate Adamsat the Archery Road site
Jon on the Inverness to Fort William stroll and Conquering Ben Nevis in trainers along with Ian, Graeme, Ross, Nick, Ninel and Adrienne