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1938 - 1982. Known for: Coastal landscape, still life and figure painting.
Vernon Kerr, painter of luminous seascapes and landscapes as well as still life painter, worked in his own studio-gallery for twelve years in Mendocino, California, and then built another at Coeur... Read full biography
Vernon Kerr, painter of luminous seascapes and landscapes as well as still life painter, worked in his own studio-gallery for twelve years in Mendocino, California, and then built another at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he lived for four years with his former wife and four children. He came from an... Read full biography
Vernon Kerr, painter of luminous seascapes and landscapes as well as still life painter, worked in his own studio-gallery for twelve years in Mendocino, California, and then built another at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he lived for four years with his former wife and four children. He came from an artistic background. His mother was an accomplished pianist and also painted some beautiful florals in oil. His father was an architect and published some poetry. V ernon taught many classes in art in... Read full biography
Vernon Kerr, painter of luminous seascapes and landscapes as well as still life painter, worked in his own studio-gallery for twelve years in Mendocino, California, and then built another at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he lived for four years with his former wife and four children. He came from an artistic background. His mother was an accomplished pianist and also painted some beautiful florals in oil. His father was an architect and published some poetry. V ernon taught many classes in art in Southern California and in Idaho. In Mendocino, he assembled a group of artists for Thursday evening sessions, where they drew from the live model. As a teenager, Kerr followed the example of the Old Masters and apprenticed for four years to Leon... Read full biography
Vernon Kerr, painter of luminous seascapes and landscapes as well as still life painter, worked in his own studio-gallery for twelve years in Mendocino, California, and then built another at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he lived for four years with his former wife and four children. He came from an artistic background. His mother was an accomplished pianist and also painted some beautiful florals in oil. His father was an architect and published some poetry. V ernon taught many classes in art in Southern California and in Idaho. In Mendocino, he assembled a group of artists for Thursday evening sessions, where they drew from the live model. As a teenager, Kerr followed the example of the Old Masters and apprenticed for four years to Leon Franks. Later, after studies in the Orient as a Navy illustrator, in the Los Angeles Art Center, and with Sergei Bongar... Read full biography
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Teacher
- •Sergei Bongart
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty