Life Long Student
I’m a lifelong student of visual artist John H. Stermer, my father (see biography at www.johnstermer.com). Drawing and painting since childhood, my training has largely been through observation, practice and discussions with my father. Composition, form and color dominated the discussions. While painting, I was encouraged to observe, experiment and draw, draw, then draw some more. My mother, Lucianna Stermer, contributed a sense of humor to drawing. The result is a style that, I believe, is truly “of its own kind”.
Vision
My favorite subject is my imagination. I like to take images that I see in life and re-arrange them in a personal way. I purposely begin many paintings with random bursts of colors so I will not try to be strictly realistic. Then, I enjoy the challenge of bringing my imagination and the subject together in order to create a work that looks right or complete to me.
Margaret Stermer-Cox
