John S. Lundgren spent more than three decades in corporate marketing, telling stories for customers, shareholders, and employees before turning his attention to fiction and painting.

A published novelist and self-taught painter, Lundgren brings a writer’s eye to his visual work, drawing inspiration from people, places, and the occasional unexpected moment. He lives and works in the Minneapolis area.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I consider myself a storyteller who happens to use paint. Each painting captures a single moment in a much larger narrative — something has happened before, and something will happen next.

I’m drawn to people in places, often in moments that are intimate, ordinary, amusing, or quietly provocative. I don’t feel compelled to explain their stories. I prefer to leave that to the imagination of the viewer.

After all, there’s always more to a story than what fits on the canvas.