artists
John Wells
(1907 - 2000)
In 1945 aged 38 John Wells, formally a doctor on the Scilly Iles, closed his practice to take up painting full time. He relocated to Cornwall to join the vibrant modernist art community alongside artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Peter Lanyon. Like so many artists of his generation the influence of Naum Gabo was profound, combining scientific interest in the spirit of constructivism with organic forms. Wells often worked on a small scale with finely balanced composition and jewel like colours reminiscent of Paul Klee
