Chronology
John C. Traynor was born on October 19, 1961.
Traynor spent his early years in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey, attending Delbarton
School in Morristown. He pursued formal
arts training at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut, and figure painting with
Frank Mason at the Art Students League of New York. Traynor continued to study
landscape painting in Vermont with Mr. Mason, drawing with Carroll N. Jones Jr. of Stowe,
Vermont, and sculpture for one year with brother Jerome Cox in Florence, Italy.
Memberships include the Salmagundi Club of New York, Hudson Valley Art Association,
National Society of Mural Painters, and the Copley Society of Boston, where he is a Copley
Master.
Traynor currently resides with his family in southern New Hampshire where he enjoys
painting rural New England scenes.
Collections
John C. Traynor’s work is enjoyed in over one
thousand private and public collections in the United States and abroad. Corporate
collectors include Passaic County College, the Patterson Historical Museum, the Ironbound
Education and Cultural Center, Connecticut Bank and Trust, and Sony Music Corporation.
Awards
Traynor has received over two hundred awards of merit for his art, including the
Grumbacher Gold Metal, the Robb Sagendorph award, and the Frank Dumond Memorial Award for
best light and atmospheric effect in a painting.
Studio Work
Works of art range from 2 by 3-inch miniatures to 40- by 50-foot murals. Painting outdoors
on location is a primary source of inspiration for Traynor's landscapes. Smaller paintings
are finished indoors, or used as studies for larger works painted in his studio. Portraits
are painted on a commissioned basis in his studio or the home of the person or persons to
be portrayed.
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