| Although he had originally planned to become
an artist, Jerry graduated from Washington University with an engineering degree. Moving
to Huntsville in 1960, he has stayed in touch with his artistic leanings by studying with
local artists such as Kathryn Vaughn and Jack Dempsey and since his retirement in 1994 has
studied painting at UAH with Mark Marchlinski, Andrew Winn, Blu Smith, and Jill Johnson.
Attending the Cape Cod School of Art in 1997 greatly influenced his approach to painting
in the Impressionistic style. |
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Jerry has always been attracted to both the French
Impressionists and Post-impressionist, and has pursued these avenues in his contemporary
paintings. To achieve these goals he has relied on loose application of paint, the use of
broken or soften edges, a reduced emphasis on details and local color, a heightened
sensitivity to simultaneous contrast, optical mixtures and vibrant colors. He has also
produced straight “realistic” works and has developed a unique faceted painting
style that has brought him notice. He has exhibited at many of the galleries in the
Tennessee Valley area and was accepted in the Red Clay Survey in 2000. |
