Greetings! I’m happy to say my painting Irish Breakfast Tea is currently on display at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford OR, for their Celtic Celebration. This painting is one of four that I have showing at the gallery. My other three paintings are from my Still Life With Toy Pony collection and I’ll share […]
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Thinking About Memory Drawing. I have been thinking lately about memory drawing. The topic was sparked by one of the books I’ve been reading about drawing by the director of The Arts Student’s League of New York City. The book is “The Visual Language of Drawing” and is by James L. McElhinney and several of
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Motivation – That Which Keeps Me Working. Hi! I have been wondering how personal motivation contributes to overcoming artist block. Put another way, I would like to examine what motivates me and keeps me plugging away at my art. By looking at what motivates me, both positive and not so positive, I might learn something about making art
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Its About Three In celebration of day 3, the Third of July, and #WorldWatercolorMonth, I’d like to share three broken seashells. You might have guessed; yes the selection of a group of three was purposeful. The arrangement was deliberate too. I wanted the shell with three holes or windows to be facing a different direction than
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Story Time: When I was in high school, I had the mistaken idea that once I was done with college, I wouldn’t have to go to worry about getting an education anymore. I even questioned the value of college because I wanted to be an artist. Oh, what I didn’t know. Forty years later, I’m
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I’m evolving. I’m embracing gray. Once Upon A Time… About 12 years ago I was called a “colorist”; I took it as a compliment. I still do. I had several paintings hanging in a gallery and it was Art Walk night. A gentleman came by and we were chatting. He observed that I was a “colorist”.
About the Video This is a video of an art show presentation I gave on 1 July, 2015 to the residents of the Rogue Valley Manor (RVM). Location was the Deschutes Gallery, Skyline Plaza Building. In this video, I give the audience a brief outline of my background, including such classical influences as Picasso
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The Challenge Welcome to a retrospective of paintings in green! Why? My friend and artist Ethel Forsberg from Visby, Sweden, challenged me to participate in the "Art Relay Race" on Facebook.
Opinionated Student I once read that children of artists sometimes have trouble being an art student; they can be the hardest to teach drawing and painting. I can relate. I grew up in the household of an artist, my Dad, John H. Stermer. I have strong opinions about drawing, painting, art in general and my own
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