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== History ==

The founder, John Canning<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/features/25-leaders-whos-who-in-traditional-building | title=25 Leaders – Who's Who in Traditional Building | date=14 September 2023 }}</ref> is an expert on traditional decorative painting techniques and materials and historic color palettes. John Canning, a master artisan,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/features/john-canning-profile | title=Master Artisan John Canning | date=7 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/04/nyregion/a-tradesman-shuns-fancy-titles.html | title=A TRADESMAN SHUNS FANCY TITLES | date=April 1982 }}</ref> has been recognized by the [[American Institute of Architects]], which has appointed him as an honorary AIA member.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek09/0206/0206n_hon.htm | title=Eleven Tapped for Honorary AIA Membership | date=February 2009 }}</ref> He is also a Professional Associate of the [[American Institute for Conservation|American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works]] (AIC).<ref>https://www.culturalheritage.org/</ref>

Completing his studies at the following institutions -Scottish Decorative Trade Institute, the Stow College of Building in Glasgow, and the [[Glasgow School of Art]], John Canning served a five-year apprenticeship as a church decorator, developing artistic skills and replicating old-world techniques and materials. After his apprenticeship, he opened a studio in Glasgow as a member of the London City & Guilds. Canning emigrated from Scotland to the United States in the early 1970s and opened a studio in Connecticut.