John Chip has lived most of his adult life in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

Raised by his Marine Corps family in government service, mostly in
Washington, D.C., he often speaks of his love and admiration for his father,
the Marine General, his mother the devoted wife, and his brothers who each
found their own successful voices in life.

His artistic influence came from the Brandywine River Valley and the
Brandywine River Museum and Conservancy and it's heritage of the legacy of
Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parish, Thomas Eakins, and other realist
American painters.

John's younger years allowed him to know the New York and European art scenes
with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Francis Bacon, the crowds at Studio 54, and the
world of wild and untraditional new art that expressed so much of his generation.

Both John's studio house and his home, close to Andrew Wyeth, Jamie
Wyeth, Frolic Weymouth, and others, gave him access to the great American
regional traditions that support his art work and creative dedication to
making paintings that "speak" of a life of personal freedom and inspiration
from nature and the interesting people who surrounded him.

John Chip often defines himself as a "traditional American oil painter, nothing more."

Andrew Wyeth has said, as a painter, "John Chip has something to say."

Years of education, including two master's degrees, his doctoral studies at
the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Social Science Research in the
Department of Psychiatry, his many years teaching in schools, colleges,
research and art centers, and his own not-for-profit Brandywine River
School, gave John Chip his avocation of gifting his artistic knowlege to
others.
 
Through his love for his wives, family, friends, community, charities,
and the personal tragedies he suffered in the loss of both his wives, he
was given the opportunity to endure and gain wisdom that only enhanced
his subjects and skills as an artist. It shows in the chronology of his
work. It shows in the devotion of his friends and family.

John is currently involved in political and social issues with Nicaraguan
refugees in developing Latin American nations. He plans on moving
his work back to the United States to bring about more change and insight as
an American artist. He is a man on his own mission to take his creative
skills to a higher level and bring about greater insight and beauty into a
world that he feels privileged to be a part of.