From digital prints, fashion and fabric design, to fine art work, John has been a Cape Town creative for over twenty two years. In the art world John’s mother, Gail Catlin, has been his number one influence and mentor throughout his life. Gail has been teaching John for as long as he can remember and has pushed him to create new ideas and techniques to grow as a well-rounded artist. John Catlin has found most of his success as an artist in his early years through his oil paintings, but most recently has found new success in fill acrylic abstract works and abstract portraits along with perfecting his style of 3 dimensional (3d) perspex art which is a use of both his fine art and digital design background. His love for all things Art keeps pushing him to create new styles and techniques.