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John Waddingham is a Pacific Northwest artist best known for water colors and architectural sketches of bridges, vintage homes and street furniture.

Born by candle light during the London bombings of World War I, his mother took him to India, where he spent his first six years and was soon joined by two sisters. John's father Charles worked as a bandmaster in the Old Indian Army Corps.

The Waddingham family moved next to Canada, and then to Oregon in the United States. He attended high school in Ontario, Oregon and served on the crew of an Army Air Corps B-17 during World War II.

Early Career
Waddingham worked for The Oregon Journal for 13 years, and then as Art Director for The Oregonian for an additional twenty years. He was an Artist Member of the Portland Art Museum, a former president of the Portland Art Directors' Club, and was featured in Fielding's "Dictionary of American Painters and Sculptors."

Travels
In the fall of 1972 Waddingham and his wife visited Maui, HI. Portland-based developers Broms-Lonie, Inc.invited him to provide sketches for a brochure promoting their Kuleana Condominium project. The resort is midway between Kaanapali and Napili on Maui's western shores. Waddingham's watercolor of The Pioneer Inn in Lahaina was featured on the cover of the local newspaper. Three pen and ink drawings along with details of Waddingham's 10-day exploration of the island noted the artist said "he could not vacation without an empty sketch book."

Book Illustrations
Three of Waddingham's sketches of a Portland bohemian enclave called "The Village" were featured in Polina Olsen's book Portland in the 1960s: Stories from the Counter Culture. https://www.historypress.net/preview.php?q=9781609494711

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