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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Greetings! I’d like to share with you one of John Stermer’s nautical themed paintings. Titled Rockport House (Inv # S-18), it is a small painting done in oil and on linen. Even though it is small, it has a presence. Perhaps that is because of the thick impasto application of the paint. Also, Rockport House has
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Introducing A Favorite Still Life. Greetings! I’d like to share with you a John Stermer still life painting. Titled “Plant In A Clay Pot”, this is another favorite. Just a pause here for full disclosure, I have many favorites; it comes with being one of the artist’s daughters. Incidentally, there are some compositional notes
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Introducing the Painting. I’d like to share with you a John Stermer painting from the late 1970s or early 1980s. The painting’s title is “Miner’s Hotel, Madrid NM” and it’s done in oil. Oddly enough, this painting is in my personal collection. And, over the years, I had come to believe that this was a
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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
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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
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Greetings! This is John Stermer daughter Peggy and I would like to share with you an unusual John Stermer painting. He rarely did non-representational abstract paintings. But, there are a few and this is one. I remember when Dad was working on this painting, though I don’t recall his intentions. Instead, I remember discussions about
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Floral, in this case, the depicting of flowers in art. Floral Color! Greetings! Its springtime here and flowers are everywhere. The blossom’s colors, bright or soft, give a sparkle to the landscape. Roses, irises, and peonies shine in the neighbor’s yards. The joy of flowers in spring had me thinking about Dad and his
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When something is singular, memorable or remarkable, then it can be said to be special. In particular, the artist John Stermer felt that the painting Rose Theme II to have a special place in his development as a painter. Introduction & Purpose. Greetings! A few days ago, I was corresponding with family members about the
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Greetings. I would like to highlight one of the services we enjoy doing: authenticating a John Stermer painting. Background. To explain, from time to time a John Stermer painting passes to a new collector. This could be the result of sales through auctions, estates or person to person, for example. Other times, people inherit a
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