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John Maynor (1948 - 2016) Oil on Masonite Board, Signed Lower Right, Measures ( 11 x 15 inches ) w/frame ( 15 x 19 inches ) John Maynor was talented in so many ways. He painted portraits as well as landscapes and rendered signs for advertising. John re-purposed tossed out items and made use of space in unusual ways. In John’s creative mind, an old shoe became a planter, and a yard space turned into a gym. Known about town as “the man on a bicycle with a paintbrush,” John was a man on a mission to succeed. John was born in Springfield, Georgia. He and his siblings grew up on a farm and he knew hard work from a very early age. He moved to Fort Pierce with his grandparents when he was about 9 years old. Although his early years were not easy, his grandmother, who raised him along with his three brothers and four sisters, gave him a good upbringing. John didn’t like school and was often truant. When he was 14, he got caught breaking and entering and was sent to reform school. Except for art and science, he continued to be uninterested in school. “I always wanted to paint,” he explained. In school,