still life Archives - John Stermer

John Stermer, Bayard NM Era 1959-1971: Portrait of Dorothy, youngest daughter

Stermer Thrives In Bayard, New Mexico, 1959 – 1971

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Road to Bayard. After spending almost nine years in Europe, it was time to come home to the United States. And so, John, Lucy, and their five children arrived in Silver City, NM, just before Christmas in 1959. Their first accommodations were rooms at the downtown Murray Hotel. Almost immediately Lucy and John fell in […]

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Still Life Painting: “Plant In A Clay Pot”

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