My full name is John Earl Entrekin, (sometimes known as John Earl) I've always been interested in painting and never far from an easel, I took painting as a full time career in 1980. Starting with New England style watercolors and later egg tempera then moved to oils and started to work with figure painting. I have always been fascinated with the styles and techniques of the old masters. painting style reflects this both in his portraits and other figure work. I also work in what might be called a completely different style of what I call my swirly paintings. These are...more