In this video, John walks us through how to identify a painting’s artist and estimate its real market value. You’ll learn his art research techniques, how to read signatures, and how to estimate what a piece is worth. This is a follow-up video to our first video filmed at King Richard's Antique Vintage Center. John reveals how he identified the artist behind the painting — and what the artwork is actually worth. This video walks you step-by-step through the exact research pro

Our latest episode of "Finding Hidden Masterpieces". Today we went to King Richard's Antique Center located in Whittier, California and found this 19th century painting to add to our collection. We will be filming a follow-up video to this as John did some research and was able to determine the real value of this painting....let's just say it was an exciting find! $$$ 19th Century Painting by a Flemish artist

On October 16, 2025, John was invited by the Riverside Art Alliance to deliver a guest presentation. The organization featured him on their website, where they posted the following: John Sumner, Artist/Author Our speaker for October is artist John Sumner who hails from Lake Elsinore.  John was born in England and raised in Canada. He studied and worked in hotel and restaurant management before moving onto the business end of artwork:  production, distribution and publishing.

In this episode John discusses finding a painting at an antique store by the late 19th century/early 20th century renowned artist William...

John is working on a new series of paintings titled " A Day at the Beach". Click on this link for a preview: ...

Have you ever dreamed of discovering a lost art treasure in a thrift store or antique mall? In this second episode of Finding Hidden...

John is currently writing his book "Confessions Of An Art World Insider". Below is one of the chapters in the book: Chapter 2: Arrival...

In this engaging short film (9:52), John takes viewers on a journey through the overlooked corners of antique malls, thrift shops, and...

John is in the process of painting a new series titled "Northland". You can view the other pieces on the portfolio tab. Afternoon Shadows

Here is an updated version of the trailer for "Rock Doctor". Please check it out on youtube and like and subscribe to the channel!...

An excerpt from "Rock Doctor", the latest episode of our documentary series "John Sumner: A Painter's Palette". Click here: ...

John Sumner and Ricardo Breceda at the Ricardo Breceda Gallery & Sculpture Garden Welcome to this special segment of Rock Doctor, where...

John is featured in Riverside County's Inland Empire Magazine, April 2025 edition (255,000 subscribers). Special thanks to writer Aimee...

We just posted the completed episode for Rock Doctor, shot in 4K. You can watch it here: https://www.johnsumnerstudios.com/documentary-s...

February in Moscow is the kind of cold that bites and doesn’t let go. The kind that makes you wonder if your fingers will still be there...

The initial six pictures in a series of mixed media works on canvas Concept The "Oceana" series explores the beauty and complexity of...

We just started production of episode 4 of John Sumner: A Painter's Palette. Here's a preview of what's coming....