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Facing the Blank Canvas

John Gerstner

For an artist, there’s nothing as daunting yet exciting as facing a blank canvas. The possibilities are infinite; and so are the risks. My approach is to simply make some brush strokes or marks or splashes of paint and see what that triggers. I try to keep the process an in-the-moment improv dance between eye, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]