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THEO O. BERTZ BOOK: “GRAPHITE ON PAPER STROKES ON CANVAS”
“Every painting starts long before a brush touches canvas. It begins with the quiet act of looking with critical observations and sketching. This is a collection of work that gathers decades of “grass roots” sketches beginning in 1953 from Ohio to 2026 in Punta Gorda Florida.
Beauty is often found in the things we were taught to look past, obscurity is often just a veil. While the grand vistas of the Midwest or the sun drenched coastlines of the Mediterranean often demand our attention, there is a quieter grittier magic in the details that hold these places together.
This collection of drawings is a tribute to the overlooked run down relics of local history, be it those rhythmic sagging telephone lines against a New England sky or the broken windows of an abandoned farm. Seeing the weathered geometry of a Greek fishing vessel, or the faded letterforms on a roadside sign in Truro, Cape Cod. These are the ugly little things that when studied and sketched reveal the true nuances and character of a landscape.
This book is not a polished gallery of work but a working document, printed and bound to lay flat like all good sketchbooks. Inside these covers you will find the rough and ready energy of on site drawings, complete with annotations and captions that capture fleeting thoughts regarding color, shadows, tonal qualities and information needed to complete a finished painting of the subject.”
Theo Bertz from the introduction of his book
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