Johno Cornish
'The Screwdriver Artist'
Art is something that I started to do for my mental well-being after suffering from depression and a failed suicide attempt. Painting is a huge part of my life now and I know that when I’m creating something, it lifts my spirits and I feel exhilarated.
I use screwdrivers instead of brushes, and a mixture of gloss paint and acrylic to create my unusual and distinctive style. I love using gloss paint as it flows from the screwdriver and gives me freedom. I have to kneel on the floor when I paint as I have to hold the screwdriver above my work. Sometimes I let the paint drizzle off my screwdriver and other times, if I want to be more precise, I use the point of the screwdriver as a ‘brush’. I think of my art as ‘Art of the Soul’.
August 2023: An exhibition of new work alongside good friend Ruddy Muddy, the white van artist.
Johno Cornish with Ruddy Muddy, the white van artist who he is exhibiting with in Summer 2023.
Motorbikes usually feature somewhere in a Johno Cornish Exhibition!
Winter 2020: Opening Exhibition by Johno Cornish
'The Screwdriver Artist'
The gallery's opening exhibition featured Johno from Attleborough's collection of work painted with screwdrivers and gloss paint, giving the paintings, inspired by the local countryside, a lively quality.
