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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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 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! I would like to simply share with you John Stermer’s painting Monastery At Metaore, Greece. The built environment, by which I mean buildings and architecture, were favorite subjects of John Stermer. For one thing, you have all those nice lines to work with. Also, in the painting, you might notice
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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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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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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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