2008

Rebuilding finished after floods so back to work on Zanzibar paintings for exhibition in May.

2007

Escaped flood damage at home for some serious painting in Zanzibar.

A visit to Lucerne to paint the Rigi mountains and then on to south west France.

John has several architectural commissions and one to paint the Cretingham Fildyke Boat Race.

He is currently planning an expedition to Zanzibar to coincide with the Dhow Film Festival.

2006

In 2004 John became entangled in a battle with the Land Registry over title to his house and garden.  This became increasingly time consuming and resulted in his spending most of 2006 on an enforced sabbatical so he could concentrate on the case; though he did contribute to exhibitions both locally and in London and as an evasion tactic spent June and July in the Massif Central.

The case went to court in November and was resolved entirely in his favour.

2005

from Aldeburgh to Cuba and Points in-between ...
10.00am-5:00pm
7 May - 12 May
@
Aldeburgh Cinema Gallery
An exhibition of recent paintings by John Bawtree

John is just back from Carcassonne where he was doing a recce of subjects in the Gorges du Tarn.  He also drove over Sir Norman Foster's new bridge in the clouds at Millau.

John Bawtree at Christie's yet again!  Two water colours will be a single lot 115 titled ''20th Century Ruins" on 23 March. The paintings are Buraimi Ruins and Jerash Columns.

A rare opportunity to get a bargain Bawtree 10:30am Wednesday 19th January when his painting Cantab Bay, Oman will be auctioned at Christie's, South Kensington lot 31 Sale 5580. The painting has been previously exhibited at the Mathaf Gallery and is from the private collection of Susan Andrews.

2004

The exhibition at Cottons Yard, Yoxford opened on the 3rd to a great reception.  Although only scheduled to last four days the showing is to reopen on Saturday 11th December from 10-5pm and Sunday 12th only from 10-1pm, when the shutters will come down for the last time.  John has received a commission to draw a house as a book illustration.

Pictures for exhibition were entered at the Fry Gallery, Saffron Walden.  Normally commercially successful this year results were disappointing, perhaps something to do with the blizzard!

John is hatching a scheme to visit Zanzibar. Zanzibar was once part of the Oman empire but is now in Tanzania and as it has no oil is undeveloped and consequently very picturesque.

Back to the grindstone finishing off work for Autumn exhibitions although John did managed a week to Morayshire and was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful weather. A highlight was flying over Loch Ness in a two-seater plane.

Hedonism has overwhelmed John and he has holidayed much visiting friends in Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Devon.

John has been painting on Aldeburgh and Southwold beaches and executed a couple of local commissions.

John has been to Milan for a week and is preparing for four commissions in Dubai.

John has arrived back safely from Cuba and his suitcase arrived a week later.  He found painting in Havana difficult as he was continually pestered by "street people" but otherwise the trip was rewarding.

Before leaving for Cuba John has been finishing off outstanding commissions but there's one of Aldeburgh beach which will have to wait until his return because it has been so blisteringly cold on the beach that he can't hold the brush steady!   His most recent commission, by a club director, is of Ipswich Town football club.   In this rendition Ipswich are in the process of hammering Norwich.  As John says "Wonderful things paintings.  If you would like to realise your dreams why not commission one."

John has been working on two architectural commissions.