John C. Traynor’s 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.

John 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.

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.

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.

Sugar Maple                                    12 x 16                       Spring, Keene, NH                                  9 x 12

             Tulips & Daffodils               12 x 9                     Arranging Roses                             16 x 2