The difficult part in the learning of art, in the beginning, is 'tone' or the degree of darkness, which I still remember he understood in no time. His ability to draw with total absorption struck me as something exceptional! The work produced by him revealed at once that he had the eyes and mind of an artist, and an innate talent. John studied the art of painting with complete involvement and extraordinary love for the subject. Sketching continuously with pencil, charcoal, crayon and sometimes with watercolour became second nature to him. He grasped immediately the pecu ...