I would like to talk to you about John Stermer’s education at The Art Students League of New York during the late 1940s and early 1950s. This was a key time in his development as an artist. To explain, this is the second in a series of articles on John Stermer’s life and artistic development. […]
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Formative Years, through 1946* This is part one of a series of articles about John Stermer’s life and development as an artist. This article gives a brief summary of the early years, that is from childhood through to his Navy years in World War II. The narrative of this series of articles is based largely
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Greetings! I would like to talk to you about the painting “Tree Rock” and John Stermer’s motto, “The Subject Is An Excuse To Paint”. To explain, when asked about how he found his subject matter, John Stermer (Dad) liked to say that “the subject is an excuse to paint. And, I find excuses everywhere: in
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Greetings! I would like to share with you a detail portion of an early John Stermer oil painting of Watkins Glen, NY. Watkins Glen is not too far from where John grew up in Elmira, NY and I think it was a favorite place for him. Not surprising, then, that Dad took us (his
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Greetings! I would like to share with you a drawing of a house John Stermer did back in 1946. It is a of drawing of a house across the street from his parent’s home in Elmira NY. The drawing is unusual in that it has some notes and corrections around the house. I don’t know
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We are happy to say that Dorothy, John Stermer’s daughter and estate manager, will be one of the presenters at the New Mexico History Conference this weekend, March 30th through April 1st. Hosted by the Historical Society of New Mexico, the conference will be in Silver City, NM which, coincidentally, was where John Stermer and his
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Greetings! On behalf of John Stermer Fine Art, we would like to extend a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Yen Chu of Silver City, New Mexico! She is the recipient of the Western New Mexico University (WNMU) John Stermer Art Scholarship for 2022/2023. And, we would like to share with you some of Ms. Chu’s artwork and
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Greetings! I would like to take this opportunity to say express my thanks for another wonderful year! I am grateful to all of you who follow this John Stermer blog. Whether you are friends of the family or find this website via internet search, I appreciate your interest and support! About the Scratchboard Drawings As I
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Greetings! I would like to share with you some insight on what I learned about becoming an artist from my dad, John Stermer. Yes, You Need An Education. Years ago, when I was young, I wanted to be an artist like my Dad, John H. Stermer. From my point of view, it seemed like the
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Greetings! I would like to share with you a portrait John Stermer painted in the early 1970s. I remember my father painting this portrait of Mr. Louis Brandtner when I was a teenager. What struck me was all the brown colors in the painting. Also, this was the first time that I remembered
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