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Spiritual In Nature: Trees, Mountains & Cathedrals
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, […]
Abigail Egge-Ogas, John Stermer WNMU Scholarship Winner
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 […]
Trees As Subject – A Few Favorites
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. […]
“On The Rocks” Oil Painting By John Stermer
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. […]
“The Swim Team”, Figure Painting By John H Stermer
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 […]
Celebrating John Stermer’s 100th Birthday!
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 […]
Early Preparatory Drawing And Painting
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 […]
“Christ And The Leper”, After Rembrandt Van Rijn
“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 […]
Suzanne, Michelle and the Figure/Ground Relationship
The figure and ground relationship is about how the background relates to the main subject. Greetings! Just Thinking. Recently, I’ve been studying the “figure/ground” relationship. That is how the “ground”, such as the background and foreground, relates to the “figure” or subject. Example Of Figure/Ground Relationship. And, lo and behold, this painting of my siblings […]
Preparatory Drawing And Painting: “Nets Drying – Maine”
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 […]