John WelsonJohn Welson (Born 1953, Llanfair-Llythynwg, Wales) is a painter, poet, and writer. He began painting at the age of 12 having been inspired by a chance encounter with a book on Surrealism, and has since had over 350 exhibitions around the world since 974. John has exhibited with artists as diverse as Picasso, Dali, Man Ray, Matta, Max Ernst, Grayson Perry, and Damien Hirst. His paintings are inspired by the desolate, magnetic and pulsating landscapes/inscapes of Mid Wales. Read More Read Less