Location: United States
Artist: Randall Vemer Illustrator, oil painter, mural designer, book cover designer, teacher, film creatorMaking the transition from classical music to classical painting was not such a big conceptual leap for me. Both art forms demand years of serious training and analysis. After doing Alla-Prima painting (direct painting) I became interested in the classical method of constructing a painting in layers. After the design stage of several drawings, an ‘under-painting’ in monochromatic tones is created; over which layers of color glazes and impasto in the lights are added. This way I’m able to create the desired luminosity and rich effects that hopefully result. Bringing the Old Master approach to contemporary subjects I find interesting. Currently teaching Renaissance/Baroque painting methods. His project MusArt is an exhibition of 40 oil paintings of musicians around the world combining live music, Haiku poetry, film with original music by Grammy winning composer, and a published book. The film has won documentary film festival awards in Rome, Florence, Paris, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Berlin, New York, and Los Angeles among others.
Live model pose 15 hours
Pointilist style
Chose for national edition article of Episcopal Church of America
Assistant Principal 2nd violinist Inez Belgique of Oregon Symphony, studying music score.
Joe Howard, my friend and a wonderful Portland Oregon oil painter
Music Stand commission for Metropolitan Youth Symphony Gala 2015 (MYS)
Victoria Racz, oboe and soloist in Portland metro area. Exhibiting poise, confidence, and beauty before solo performance.
Commission by client who went to National Tennis Finals 2016
Classical pianist finalist in Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Irine Gamdzhashvili, virtuoso violinist from Republic of Georgia
Venezuelan violinist in Oregon Symphony
Won Honorable Mention Oregon Society of Artists Nov. 2017
Drawings for paintings; most are 18*24" charcoal on toned paper
Conte white crayon added for highlights, darks reenforced
Study for painting of same title
Did this along Juliette Aristides during week long workshop
Illustration for Invitation card
30 second quick sketch for my drawing class I teach
“Baseball Nostalgia”
“Charlotte Writing Letter”
“Feibe”
“Indian in Turban”
“Birthday”
“Priest by Window”
“Mandala”
“Mexican Man”
“Missouri Pond”
“Nicole”
“Organ Duo”
“Father Perry”
“Priest Reading”
“Skamp”
“Sylvia in blue hat”
“Talamara Indian”
“Vemer after Van Gogh”
“Vemer after Vermeer”
“Violin Maker”
“Woman in Veil”
“Sylvia and Pearls”
“Self Portrait”
“Awaiting New Life”
“Pacem in Terris”
“Ever Climbing...Journey Rose”
“Tiffany reading Wrinkle in Time”
“Ray Totem Carver”
“Saint Peter”
“Paradise Lost (after Liberace)”
“Peace Doves”
“Depoe Bay Pirate”
“Miss June Rose”
“Rose Festival Fun Center”
“Barber Adagio”
“Joe Howard”
“Sailing on a Laser”
“I Love my MYS”
“Lavender Ribbons”
“Allison”
“Young Bacchus”
“Chopin”
“Kristina”
“The Oboist”
“Tennis Championship”
“Kleinschmidt”
“Beautiful Janeil”
“Colleen”
“IrineTheViolinist”
“Brunette”
“Ines”
“Classic Aegean”
“Tiffany”
“Willamette”
“Bebe”
“Mary Frances”
“Classic Victoria”
“In The Garden”
“Sissy”
“Swan”
“Classic Balcony”
“Vemer Viola”
“After Vermeer”
“Reflexion”
“Before Concert”
“Barber Adagio”
“Charlotte Writing Letter”
“Portland Priest”
“Skamp”
“Violin Maker”
“Bacchus”
“Missouri Pond”
“Proud Artist”
“Watching Daddy Fly”
“Adam”
“Elsbrocks”
“Organ Duo”
“Laser”
“Joe Howard”
“The Oboist”
“Tennis Championship”
“Study”
“Gage Academy study”
“Bernini Testa del Angelo”
“Gary”
“JackY”
“Gesture”
“Victoria”
“Lefty”
“Fashion Study by Sea”
“Fashion Study”
