Bow Riders - Pacific White Sided Dolphins By Kevin Johnson | Art Card

It is always a treat to encounter these playful, social, high energy creatures while out on the water. Living on the coast of British Columbia, the ocean is an integral part of our daily lives. It is a highway, a pantry, a gym and even a TV.  These cetaceans joined us while a friend and I were out on an afternoon run around the Discovery Islands on what would've otherwise been a dreary, rain-soaked early spring afternoon. To see these mammals I feel is something very special and almost magical. The moment that they break the surface to breath or flip through the air or even just play, simply has to be experienced.

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Originally from London, Ontario, Canada, Kevin’s boyhood pursuits included sports, the outdoors, and capturing his world in drawings and pictures. After graduating from high school, Kevin traveled the world with the Canadian Armed Forces. He touched down in many lands such as Italy, England, Africa, Cyprus, Pakistan, and Germany to name a few.

Throughout his life, Kevin has created art using many different mediums—oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels, and graphite. While stationed at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, Kevin ran a custom airbrushing business and taught airbrushing techniques through Loyalist College. An auspicious posting to CFB Comox, British Columbia brought together the perfect elements for Kevin’s developing skills: an emerging love of wildlife art and the natural rugged beauty of the West Coast. It is here where nature’s splendor has become the inspiration for many of his works of art. Being self-taught took many long hours sitting at his drawing board and has led to his newfound appreciation of this lifelong learning process. As a now dedicated pencil artist, Kevin has always loved the freedom, simplicity, and range of the pencil medium. He strives to create photorealistic detail in his pieces. This is accomplished in the total absence of colour by relying on the texture and tonal values of the subjects.

Retired from the Canadian Forces, Kevin now resides on beautiful Quadra Island, BC, located on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Being an avid photographer and kayaker, he now loves to travel with his wife Jo-Anne, gathering photo reference to be used in his work.

Kevin's artwork hangs in private collections across Canada, the USA, and the UK.