John Schuyler was born on Long Island, NY in 1965.  After early success as a business entrepreneur, Schuyler looked toward Europe for inspiration in pursuing his love for painting.  He found it in the Old World art technique of fresco and in the colors, smells, and textures of the Tuscan countryside.

          Schuyler’s fascination and exploration with the fresco technique progressed upon returning to the United States.  Working with plaster enabled John to create many interesting and diverse textures on his canvases, giving the painting surface a very seductive quality.  As he worked more and more with the frescoes his color become simplified, making texture and “feel” the primary content of his paintings.

         Pigment is infused directly into wet plaster and color becomes part of the texture, rather than being applied on top of it.  Schuyler scrapes and sands the surfaces of his paintings using a technique known as ”scraffito”.  This technique adds to the luminosity and depth of color in each piece.

         Schuyler’s unconventional approach to the ancient technique of fresco has culminated in paintings that leave a powerful impression on the viewer.  Their rough texture alludes to a passionate physicality, while simplicity of color and form reflects a cool logic, a balance inherent in all of Schuyler’s paintings.  Schuyler’s paintings can be found in private collections around the world.