PAPA Gallery Featured Artist July 2022

PAPA Gallery Featured Artist July 2022

John is delighted to be the Featured Artist at the PAPA Gallery, 124 Broadway, Paducah KY, for July 2022.

It has been an honor to be a part of the Paducah Area Painters Alliance since October 2015. Thank you, PAPA, for the opportunity to show and share my art and passion for painting with others. 

Thank you PAPA ARTISTS for all of the energy, inspiration, challenges, and support provided ever since! 

Cindy and I are pleased to present:

The Italy Collection

We enjoyed preparing this virtual tour.

The PAPA Gallery Featured Artist Exhibit

July 2022

Visit the PAPA Gallery this month to purchase one, and find more paintings to love.

Recent Awards

Recent Awards


“The Space Between Us”

Watercolor by John McLaren
Framed, 30×37

received the honor of ‘Best in Show’ in the 85th Annual Paducah Woman’s Club Art Show, Paducah City Hall, 300 South 5th Street, Paducah KY

Exhibit dates: April 25-May 6, 2022
Jurist: Joshua Newth


“Uplifted”

Watercolor by John McLaren
Framed, 17×21

received the honor of ‘2nd Place Joyful’ in the 4th Annual Religious Art Show, sponsored by the Ice House Gallery (Mayfield/Graves County Art Guild).

Exhibit dates: May 16-June 15, 2022
Paducah City Hall, Paducah KY
Jurist: Father Darrell Venters, St Jerome Catholic Church


“As a priest, I have seen this joyful reaction many times in peoples’ lives. Their experience of faith is such they cannot contain it and the inner joy comes out”.