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Painting Is Like Boxing

John Gerstner

Painting, to me, is like boxing. The canvas is the ring where you throw jabs of paint to see what lands. It’s about staying alert and in the moment, just acting and reacting. You might start with a vague fight strategy, but all through the first rounds, you just keep hearing the taunts: “Is that […]

woman in front of Versailles window and panorama

Versailles Vista image in St. Augustine exhibit

John Gerstner

I’m honored that one of my photographs is included in History Through the Lens of the Artist exhibit on display at the St. Augustine Art Association: July 18 – August 25, 2024. The Opening Reception and Awards Presentation is on Thursday, July 18 at 5:30pm. The image was made inside The Palace of Versailles, just west of […]

beautiful lady looking downward. Her face and shoulders are showing on a piece of paper that is drooping at the top and furled upward at the bottom. The entire portrait is rimmed in shadow.

Stages of a Painting Series

John Gerstner

I’ve recently begun painting some of my early photo paintings. In the two videos below I am showing some of the stages that these paintings went through before completion. The last image shows the photograph that the paintings mimics. In my photo painting series, I use digital editing tools to blend and then paint on […]