John Arden Knight

"Artist John Knight finds beauty and strength in the humblest of plants."
-Suzette McAvoy, Maine Home and Design
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"Knight realizes all things in nature deserve equality and devotes his artistic career to sharing ignored splendor. "

"The contagious weed draws the energy from the sky; deliberate brush strokes pull the color to the heart of the canvas."

"This collection asks one major question: What endures? What in your life and soul has the will to grow and thrive despite daily attempts to uproot it? These paintings stare at you and confront you."
-Maggie Knowles, Portland Phoenix
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"The viewer gets the sense of tenacity and of unprogrammed beauty in unplanned places, a sort of nod to the wisdom of nature and of man’s inability to suppress that."
-Sue Harrison, Provincetown Banner
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"Often in these current paintings the tall weed twists like the barber pole spiral, not on the sidewalk of a city street but defining an energy vortex in a barren spot. "

"His weeds are skyscrapers in the desert. They reach between the rocks and the clouds."
-Christopher Busa, Provincetown Arts

"... if you're too old and cynical to see the world this way on your own, and haven't got a young pair of eyes to help you along, have a look at Knight's paintings. They just might do the trick. "
-Lori Waxman, Live art critic
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Artist's paintings soon to grace walls of Southeast Asia embassy...
-Emily Parkhurst, the Forecaster
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