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Artist Statement:
I developed an interest in
art at age 8 when I saw a TV
program about Jackson Pollock.
I did my first work using oils
on stretched canvas. A
colorful mess that hung in my
family home for years.
Throughout the years I took
courses in college and at
night. I did silk screen, wood
carving, and a little
painting. However, I became
too busy to do anything more
until I retired. I again took
classes and did some
assemblage from tree parts.
Too bad but most rotted away
in my yard. Finally in 1999 I
began to paint my children
from old photographs while
taking a course in Drawing the
Human Form. With encouragement
from friends I have continued
to paint trying to develop my
own style. I hope there is
something in my collection
that evokes a feeling that I
try to capture when I paint.
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Artist Exhibitions:
All paintings are on
display at Fig Street Gallery
in New Orleans....
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Jerry Schwehm Biography:
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Age
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60
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Widower
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
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| Education |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Graphic Design
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Post-Impressionism - (1885 - 1905)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
VanGogh
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Born in the charming Old World city of New Orleans in 1948 Jerry developed his interest in art after watching a PBS program on Jackson Pollock. That inspired him to do his first canvas of colorful lines and blotches that was displayed in his family den for several years. It has since been lost. Over the years he experimented with other media-silk screen, photography, assemblage, but college, military, family, and work concerns took him away from art. After his wife died of cancer, Jerry retired from his law practice to do what he likes, cooking, canoeing, and art. After taking additional art classes he again tried assemblage then began painting his children from photographs. With encouragement from friends, he tried other subjects as well, including adaptations of Gauguin and Van Gogh. Finally, Jerry found his own personal style of painting, using acrylics in a Post-Impressionistic flare of bold colors and wavy lines.
Generally he creates small images on paper but he also produces larger canvases. He prefers painting from photos taken on his travels but also paints portraits on commission. Contact Jerry by e-mail for more information.
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