by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 4, 2024 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philanthropy, Philosphy, Social |
Last weekend, about 4,000 people attended the NW Marine Art Works Open Studio event in Portland. Oregon. I opened my studio (number 55) with a collection of paintings and drawings that I had finished over the past year or so. Each one was painted or drawn...
by Jeffrey Scherer | May 14, 2024 | Art, People, Philosphy, Social, writing |
It was been a some time since my last article—it was April, 2022. I have not been sitting idly by—rather I have been surviving (and enduring) the transformation of our society; working on my art; and spending time with my family. I have been observing the decay of our...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jan 11, 2022 | Art, Cultural, painting, Philosphy, Social, social media, Work, writing |
It has been a year since I last posted an article to my site. That is the longest time between articles since I began posting. What a year. We finished our beach house after nearly 2 years. The constraints on labor and materials severely impacted our budget and...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Nov 12, 2019 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, Work, writing |
It has been a while since I posted an article. As the rhythm of my life after work unfolds, I am witnessing a very strange phenomenon. Time is both slowing down and speeding up. I find the long arcs of the days speeding by—while simultaneously feeling like things are...
by Jeffrey Scherer | May 26, 2018 | Art, painting, People, Uncategorized, Work |
As an artist, I am constantly on the look out for triggers. Triggers that spark an image or narrative that can result in a painting. I don’t want or need the whole story from a trigger. I do not want someone to finish the story for me—or even “give”...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 7, 2018 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social |
My morning routine is usually constant. I start with reading the news, catching up on my friend’s daily postings on social media and completing my twice daily Words with Friends game updates. In between, I try to paint, draw or, if needed, update things at the...
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