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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Greetings! Today’s post features two cats. What makes them special? Well, from time to time, I come across a John Stermer painting that I don’t remember seeing before. This is not so surprising as often Dad would sell painting directly from his studio. Sometimes, the paintings were still wet. And, like many artists, John Stermer …
Greetings! This is the second half of a two part photo journalism essay about John Stermer by Victoria York done in the mid 1980s. The first part dealt with his early life just prior to the Second World War. Part One also introduces Ms. York and her photo journalism project. Therefore, we invite …
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About The Author. Greetings! This is a special photo journalism article written by Victoria York of Silver City, NM. To elaborate, Ms. York was assigned the project of creating a photo journalism article of John Stermer while attending Western New Mexico University (Silver City, NM) in the 1980s. Her instructor was Robert “Bob” McCullough, a …
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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 …
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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