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 …
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 …
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. …
Greetings! I’d like to share with you two pieces of art by John Stermer: a preparatory drawing and the subsequent painting titled “Nets Drying – Maine” (oil, 1980). He found his subject during one of his trips to Maine. Truth time; I really wanted to post both of these pieces at the same time. To …
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Introducing a Favorite Subject I would like to share with you three versions of one of John Stermer’s favorite subjects: the Kneeling Nun Mountain of Grant County, NM. Background. To explain, the artist (Dad) and his family moved to Grant County, NM in December 1959. He lived in this southwest corner of New Mexico for …
Hi! This is daughter Peggy (Margaret Stermer-Cox) writing. Recently, my youngest sister Dorothy sent me some images of artwork by my Dad, artist John Stermer. And, the drawings and painting included goats. So, on the John Stermer Fine Art Facebook page, I shared some of the goats. They are so much fun to …
Taking a drawing class reminds me of the time I took a drawing workshop from John Stermer (Dad). It was interesting to me that the basic structure of the class of the class was the same. Drawing Class, Late 1970s. Hi! This is John Stermer’s daughter Peggy at the keyboard. I’ve been remembering back to …
Greetings! On behalf of the John Stermer Family and Estate, we would like to send you all our warmest wishes! We hope that you have a happy holiday, complete with the type of festivities that bring you happiness. My Dad, the artist John Stermer, used to love to draw and paint out at Ft. …
Scratchboard: A black ink surfaced cardboard with a white clay undercoat. Used by artists. Among Favorite Works. Greetings! Some of my favorite works by the artist John Stermer (Dad) are his drawings on black and white scratchboard (also referred to as scraper-board). Furthermore, I think it was just fun for him to create these pieces. …
