John Dunthorne

John Dunthorne was a young man who split his time between painting and working as a plumber’s apprentice—he once painted a ceiling while balancing on a wobbly ladder. He made a living painting signs and shop fronts, but moonlighted as a watercolorist with a knack for church spires. Why? Because Salisbury Cathedral’s spire could be seen from his window, and he liked the way the light hit its ribs at dusk. Drop into Gallery Tiles on a rainy afternoon and look for “Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows,” where the weather and the stone seem to argue with each other.