John Spencer

John Spencer was trained in drawing and painting at Wimbeldon School of Art and in Art Teaching at Reading University. He taught at secondary and tertiary levels between 1946 and 1990. A lifelong interest in art history led to the award of a masters degree (Courtauld Institute) and a doctorate (Manchester University); This resulted in some diversification in his teaching and to what some have found a puzzling variety in his painting style. He is however happy to reflect a variety of styles in his work, is adverse to the merely fashionable and to wearing blinkers.