John Haanstra was born in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in the year 1945. He was educated at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam. John has developed a career as a successful multi-purpose artist. His works continue to be sold in the United States and Europe. For the last few years John's extensive experience and creative vision have led him to masterfully paint several very unique collections.

All paintings are painted on canvas with oil paint. The collections are based on the Greek mythology and follows a surrealistic way of painting.