by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 19, 2016 | Philosphy |
I have been accepted for admission to Angel Academy of Art beginning in January of 2017. I will be studying traditional drawing and painting using tradition studio methods. I will be gone from home 30 weeks a year from up to 3 years—depending on my progress. This will...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 13, 2016 | Philosphy |
It is a cliché to say that one’s partner in life is a support—it runs very much deeper than that. As I announced on this blog recently, I have applied to an art school in Florence, Italy that could take as long as three years to finish the complete course. I...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 12, 2016 | Philosphy |
“Heat, like an article of invisible clothing, makes us want to take it off.” —The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa. It is difficult to explain my relationship with heat. As a child I lived in western Arkansas—a part of the south. I suffered from hay...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 4, 2016 | Philosphy |
Today was a big day for me. I formally applied to become a full time student again. If accepted (not a given) I will be attending the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. I will live in Florence for 30 weeks the first year and will study classical painting using...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 1, 2016 | Philosphy |
Since 1966, I have carried the lamp with me. It was the bench lamp at my father’s garage. I took it to college for my architecture classes and then stored it while I was in Europe from 1971 until 1977. Since 1977 the lamp has been in storage—and has moved every...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 1, 2016 | Philosphy |
Every artist, I would guess, longs for his or her own space. I am no exception. Living in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico means that acquiring a “room of one’s own” can be possible financially. Today I completed the final move into my new oil painting studio...
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