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Mr. John Pototschnik

Melissa Hefferlin, Daud and Timur Akhriev interview–Part 1

Mr. John Pototschnik · Nov 7, 2016 ·

It is said that everybody has a story, and every life is interesting. I totally agree with that, it’s just that some people have lives that are more interesting than others, and in the process accomplish great things. That’s the way I feel about Melissa Hefferlin, Daud and Timur Akhriev. I call them the Ak-REE-ev...
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John Pototschnik's Interview

Mr. John Pototschnik · Jul 3, 2016 ·

Three weeks ago, the award winners of the 25th Oil Painters of AmericaNational Juried Exhibition were announced. The best of the best had the honor of exhibiting in this important show, and only 10 percent of the 2000 entries juried were selected for the exhibit. Held at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, internationally renowned artist and...
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The dual roles of concept and imagination

Mr. John Pototschnik · Jan 24, 2016 ·

I don’t think as artists that we give much thought to all the studies that have been done on the subject of “Creativity”…we just create. The people who supposedly study these things usually speak of creativity’s five steps. The five steps of creativity 1 – Preparation: All the years of immersion in art provides a...
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Cindy Baron Interview

Mr. John Pototschnik · Jun 1, 2015 ·

In July of 2013, I asked a group of women artists if they noticed any significant differences in the way male and female artists are accepted within the American art scene. Cindy Baron, one of the women asked to comment, senses there is a difference in how the two genders are perceived in the marketplace....
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Debra Joy Groesser Interview

Mr. John Pototschnik · Dec 8, 2014 ·

Debra Groesser is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society, American Plains Artists, and Plein Air Artists Colorado. She’s an associate member of the Oil Painters of America, and American Women Artists…and she’s on the Board of PAAC. This folks is your current president of the American Impressionist Society…one busy lady to say the...
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