John Stewart Coleman: Weatherman, Artist, and Chronicler of the Sky Born in Alpine, California, in 1934 – a place steeped in the rugged beauty of the Sierra Nevada – John Stewart Coleman’s life was one of remarkable convergence. While he is primarily remembered as the co-founder of The Weather Channel and a pioneering television meteorologist, his artistic pursuits, particularly his evocative paintings depicting Native American figures and landscapes, reveal a deeply contemplative soul fascinated by both the tangible world and the intangible forces shaping it. Coleman’s journey, from a smal…