John Noel described his art work as painting stories. He said ‘Yeah, mostly it’s practice. Pure determination, like, and stuff like that, to tell a story.’ John used acrylic paint, which he applied directly from the tube onto card or board. He moved the thick paint around the surface with a brush, sponge, cloth or his fingers, rather than using a palette. Figures, faces, words and personal symbols emerged from storms of paint. In 2022, and worked with photographer Clare Keogh to create an artist video portrait.