John McKiernan is an illustrator and art teacher living in Tucson Arizona. A native of Los Angeles, he has also lived in Hawaii and England. The Wine of Agamemnon is based on Homer...ver maisJohn McKiernan is an illustrator and art teacher living in Tucson Arizona. A native of Los Angeles, he has also lived in Hawaii and England. The Wine of Agamemnon is based on Homer (obviously), many other works, ancient and modern, and several years working on archaeological sites in England.ver menos