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Artist Exhibitions:
Revolving exhibition ,Studio
hop,810 Hope
Street,Providence,Rhode
Island.(401)621-226
Artworks! Gallery,"three
Perspectives on Nature"
Acushnet ave. New Bedford
,Ma.02748-July 22
2005-September 3 2005....
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Artist Galleries:
Studio hop,810 Hope
street,Providence,Rhode
Island.(401)621-2262
Artworks!384 Acusnet Ave New
Bedford MA. 02740
(508)984-1588...
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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Collections:
Peter and Nina Tegru,Studio
hop,Providence,Rhode
Island,USA
Richard Velasco,Los
Angeles,California,USA
John and Shiela
Schweitzer,Woodstock,Vermont,US
A.
Inge Papendiek,Oakland
,California,USA...
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Commissions:
Paul Bott,Twiggs Flower
Shop,New York,New
york,USA-mural
Robert Smith,Laurel's Costom
Florist,Los
angeles,California,USA-mural
Kathy Bates(actress)Los
Angeles,California,USA-mural
Jennifer Cohen,New York,New
York,USA.-mural
George and Susan
Pritchard,Dartmouth,Massachuset
ts,USA-portrait
Laura Little,San Francisco,...
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Artist Statement for John Schweitzer
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In my work I try to portray the romantic as well as the asthetic.Most of my work is figurative and representational.Using texture ,color and delicate variations of shading I hope to capture the essential aspects of my subject.
I was educated in New York at the Art Student's Leauge and The New York Academy.I also attended The Pennsyvania Academy.Acedemic and classical realism has always been my greatest sourse of inspiration.
The primary medium I work in is colored pencil.It allows me to explore subtle textures and shades of color.I often work from digital photography as my starting point.I am never without my Sony Sure shot 5.0.Often times when I am out for a local drive or RV-ing cross country,I'm clicing away to get a large reference file.When I'm back home in the studio I work out my composition on the computer.After I've worked out a pleasing composition I transfer a line drawing onto Mi-Tientes acid free pastel paper.I prefer working on the warm gray tones.Later I render a grisaille under drawing or titanium white and dark gray.
Prismacolor is my colored pencil of choice.I like their range of color and saturation ability.After the compleation of the under drawing;I begin laying on the color from light to dark.I blend colors using a Colorless wax pencil or turpenoid on a Q-Tip.I finish off my pieces with a soft layer of yellow ocher or naples yellow to create a feeling of atmospher and sunlight.
I thoroughly enjoy working in colored pencil.I find it very versitile in its ability to render high detail or soft lighting.
My work is original,well rendered on high quality surfaces with high quality materials.They are an asset to any collection and are reasonably priced.
Potrait commisions are available.They are done from your favorite Photographs.11"x14" are usually priced at $175.00 .Please contact me for further information @ schweitzerarts@aol.com or call 829-398-4804
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