Gerrit verstraete short biography
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A biography of Gerrit Verstraete
Artist statement: “In the Footsteps of Masters”
“Since graduating from art college in 1968, I have been actively involved in the community as artist, mentor and teacher.
But I keep my creative roots grounded in real people in real time. From Monday morning “coffee shop people” sketches to en plein air drawing in Cathedral Forest on Vancouver Island and Pacific Rim National Reserve, to studio life drawing with fellow artists, to disciplined works of classical and abstract art in my private studio, from teaching homeschoolers to draw, to doing summer sessions in the arts with children at a local youth centre, to one-on-one career counseling in the arts, and the encouragement of artists young and old, as well as continued research into the wonders of creativity, especially silverpoint drawing, and writing extensively about my discoveries, I remain nevertheless a people person, committed to helping others in their journey of art andlife.”
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