John Melillo's East End Perspective

John Melillo, Vietnam Veteran/East End Artist, is honored to present at the Southampton Arts Center (SAC) in Southampton NY his journey and progression of healing as an Artist! John paints two themes: East End of Long Island and the Lighter Side of Vietnam. Through a compelling presentation of ART & Video, he will take you through his ART journey where his family heritage settled in 1910 around the corner from SAC and still resides today. These memories have supplied his ART an inspiration he calls a “Tom Sawyer Adventure.” He shares his Seascapes paintings that have evolved to capture his unique experiences of fishing all the waters of the East End and Landscapes he remembers circa 1950. His Paintings Keep evolving and getting Bigger, and he challenges himself to bring the viewer on a journey. He will then bring you through his “Life Goes On Series” Experience, where he paints from the Original Photos he took in Vietnam. You will see his “FLAG” Series Live, which represents comradery throughout the community. Each year, he paints a new flag to describe inspiration.

His Art is geared toward DETAIL and STORYTELLING. John has been featured in many TV appearances, such as CBS, Newsday, and News 12. You can see John’s work at Starbucks all around the Hamptons.

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