“While working with National Geographic,” says John Buxton, “I learned their philosophy: make it correct for all time. I like that. After being a successful illustrator for over thirty years, I kindled a latent admiration for going that extra mile. I apply this approach to painting the young America of the 18th century.” Collectors have come to expect nothing less from John. Such a trust is evidenced when a collector at an art show spotted a small drawing in John’s sketch pad and commissioned a painting on the spot. From a simple black and wh. . .