Paintings & drawings · New Hampshire
Quiet places. Extraordinary skies. Stories worth remembering. The art of John Paul Marmonti brings a lifetime of observation to the canvas.
Rooted in tradition. Guided by imagination.
01 / The collections
Open fields and imagined worlds. People, places, and the spaces in between. Find a series that speaks to you.
A selection of paintings and drawings from across the collections.
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Select any work to take a closer look or ask about a print.
02 / The artist
An idea begins with a line.Pen & Ink collection
“I like that there is a part of his past in every painting I do.”John, on using his grandfather’s pencils
For John Paul Marmonti, a painting is rarely a snapshot of a single place. It is a meeting of memories, photographs, sketches, and imagination.
A graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, John trained with illustrator Norman Baer, art director Walter Marks, and fine artist Nathaniel Goldstein. His background in illustration and graphic arts informs a traditional, hands-on practice: gather references, explore an idea in pen and ink, and bring it to life on canvas.
His first teacher was his grandfather, a self-taught pastel artist and woodworker who came from France in 1900. Drawing together at the kitchen table became a family tradition. Today, John includes a small part of a drawing made with one of his grandfather’s pencils in every painting.
John’s work is held by private collectors across the United States and in public and private institutions, firefighter museums, and stations in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
From the first thought to the final brushstroke
A photograph. A memory. A place visited long ago. Every series begins with something that stays.
Small pen-and-ink studies bring different references together, building the composition line by line.
The studies grow into larger drawings, then onto canvas, where the idea finds its color and light.
03 / Beyond the canvas
Some paintings remember. Some invite us to imagine. Others bring a whole community together.
Remembrance · July 10, 2004
Stories shared by firefighters and time spent with Rescue 1 inspired this commemorative painting. The unveiling opened with the Worcester Pipe and Drum brigade and a ceremonial flag against a blue sky.
Art & community
John’s Harry Potter and Stargazer collections have traveled to library exhibitions in several states, inviting children to paint, draw, and write in response to the art. Selected entries have received framed canvas prints.
At the Portsmouth library opening on December 1, 2018, more than 1,200 visitors joined the celebration, many in costume.
Ask about an exhibitionPhotographs from John’s library exhibitions, art shows, and the 2004 commemorative unveiling. These are highlights from the archive; for upcoming shows, please contact John.
The original site’s 2019–2020 show listings are retained in the historical exhibition archive.
04 / Prints, originals & conversations
Whether a painting caught your eye or you’d like to talk about an exhibition, John would be glad to hear from you.
[email protected]Include the artwork title in your email. He’ll reply with available originals, print options, and pricing.
That’s all he needs to put together a shipping estimate.
Orders are handled directly with John, with a PayPal invoice and delivery by UPS or U.S. mail.
No mailing list. Just a conversation about the art.