Retrospective Details. Greetings! We, at John Stermer Estate, are happy to announce a John Stermer Retrospective Exhibition coming to Western New Mexico University (WNMU) in Silver City NM this November. This will be an “in person” exhibition. And, we would love to have you join us; you are invited to attend! Location. In particular, the […]
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Greetings! I would like to share with you some of John Stermer’s animals. That is, some of the animals that appear in John Stermer paintings. This sampling was inspired by the painting of my youngest sister, Dorothy, and our dog Frej, (see above). While Dad did not specialize in drawing and painting animals, he
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Greetings! I was talking to my sister yesterday about Dad’s paintings. And, during the conversation, we started discussing his tree paintings. That is, there are several John Stermer paintings that feature trees. We agreed that trees were a favorite subject. Hmmm, Dad had a lot of church and cathedrals paintings too, my sister noted. Then,
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Greetings! Meet artist Abigail Egge Ogas of Silver City NM. She is the recipient of the John Stermer Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Scholarship for school year 2020-2021! Earlier this year, Abigail showed her work in a WNMU Expressive Arts Pop-Up Gallery in downtown Silver City as part of a “We All Build
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You may have noticed that the artist John Stermer has a lot of tree paintings. That is, trees are the primary subject matter in several of his paintings. So much so, that you might wonder why and what was the significance of all those trees. I have been thinking about these trees for a while.
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Greetings! I would like to share with you the John Stermer oil painting “On The Rocks” for your visual pleasure. One thing I particularly like about this painting is the way Dad simplified the rock formations. Also, I can feel the rhythms of the rock, somewhat like the rhythms of the waves that formed them.
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Hi! Today I would like to share with you a “detail” or partial photo of the John Stermer oil painting “The Swim Team”. Need I say that this one is another family favorite? You may think it a bit odd that I start out the fall season by sharing a summer-themed painting. After all, swimming
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Happy 100! Today is the one hundredth birthday of the artist John Stermer; our Dad. It is hard to imagine what it might have been like 100 years ago on August 19th, 1920. But, I can imagine him sitting in front of his easel, with dog Frej in his studio. I would like to celebrate
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In this posting, I would like to show you a John Stermer painting along with its preparatory drawing. The drawing “Vagrant” and a painting titled “Portrait of Armand Warngy” and were done 1946. I had seen a photograph of the drawing before from Dad’s artwork archives. However, it was not until this past March that
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“For all his artistic skills, what’s most important about Rembrandt is his deep compassion.” (Irwin Greenberg) Greetings. Hello! I would like to share with you a painting by the artist John Stermer (Dad) that seems particularly appropriate for Easter weekend. Studies After The Masters. From time to time, Dad would do studies and paintings
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