Jerry Fresia
Lenno - Italy
Jerry Fresia - Fine Artist
Member Since: 12/11/2007
As with many artists, I turned to art professionally after zig-zagging through a few different disciplines. For example, for a time I was a professor of political science and I wrote a couple of books on American politics. Now, however, I teach painting and write on art. My wife, Conchitina, and I organize painting holidays on Lake Como in Italy.
My primary painting teacher was William Schultz who had studied with Robert Brackman and others whose teachers can be directly linked to the philosophy and practices of Robert Henri, John Singer Sargent and Claude Monet. Jerry also studied briefly with Wolf Kahn, once a student of Hans Hoffman, whose work reflects both traditional and contemporary influences, a virtue Jerry much admires. You can find examples of my work on my personal web site (fresia.com) and a few videos on youtube. Here is a video that gives you an overview of my work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFzqu-32dXU
