B. 1937 - American Artist John Asaro: Alive in a world tolerant of eclecticism and skeptical of traditional values, John Asaro's paintings are an anomaly. His canvases, like zealous missionaries, speak clearly and colorfully of life, are both expressionistic and concise, pragmatic and technically adventurous. Paradoxically, his "romantic realism" invades the art scene like a whiff of orange blossoms, as refreshing and pungent to our senses as the seaside images permeating these paintings. John Asaro seascapes and nudes are romantic in nature.