The Maritime Soul of Johne Makin: A Painter of Ruminant Landscapes Johne Makin, born in 1947, is an artist whose work possesses a singular and deeply evocative quality—a blend of maritime history, animal portraiture, and the quiet grandeur of the British countryside. His canvases rarely offer immediate spectacle; instead, they invite prolonged observation, revealing layers of texture, light, and subtle narrative that speak to both the…