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MYTHOLOGICAL THEMES

 “Johnston combines the soul of a philosopher with the hard experience of a war veteran with few illusions about life. The result is an art with spiritual dimension, tested in the crucible of a first-rate intellect. If his work betrays an abiding love for mankind, it is not because he is deluded about human nature; it is from charity towards our common heritage. Whether he is tempering condemnation with sympathy when treating human frailty or circumscribing the glory of our highest aspirations with mere flesh, he plumbs each of his subjects for the rich panoply of paradox at the heart of human meaning.”

~ Steve Mirabella, art critic

Orpheus Whipping Up Spring Psyche and Cupid
Dolphin Boys Faust Future Prince