About the ARTIST
KLAUS PORSCH
I was born in Berlin Germany in the year of 1931.
I always enjoyed sketching and painting in watercolor since my early
school years.
In 1952 I took Art, Fashion and Graphic classes in Berlin Germany.
Kunstschule am Adenauerplatz.
In 1957 my wife Gerda and I came to Tampa and made it our home.
Art Related Activities
As a retired businessman I rediscovered painting.
Jan. 2001. Fully retired I devoted myself to study drawing and painting.
Books, workshops, and videos of grate artist and life drawing classes
have made me the artist I am now.
Mar. 2004. I took Ybor-City's HCC classes painting in oil and acrylic.
Awards
Jan. 2006. Honorable mention at the Tampa Realistic Artists, Inc. oil & acrylic
Open Competition, with the “Garden Gate in Spring” in oil.
Nov. 2006. Third Place with “In the Shade on the Gulf” in oil, at the
Tampa Realistic Artists, Inc. Open Competition in oil & acrylic.
Feb.03.2007. Third Place with “Cottage on the Gulf” in oil, at the Art of Love a
Juried Show of the North Tampa Arts League and the Frame by Frame Gallery.
Exhibitions
Oct. 2004. The Avant Gard of the Tampa Museum of Art selected me
to display my paintings for the year 2005.
Dec.16. 2004. “Sip, Savor & Shop” Holiday event of the Avant Garde at the Tampa Museum of Art.
Feb. 20. 2005. Juried Art Show at the Alexandria Art Gallery.
Land O’ Lakes, Florida.
Dec. 03. 2005. Alexandria Gallery Artist Co – Op Grand Opening.
Land O’ Lakes, Florida.
Jan. 2006. Winter Exhibition, Alexandria Gallery Artist Co – Op.
Land O’ Lakes, Florida.
Nov. 11. & 12. 2006 Temple Terrace Community Arts Festival. A juried outdoor
Fine Art Show.
March 10 & 11. 2007 Anna Maria Island Spring Fest. A juried outdoor fine art & craft
Festival.
April 28 & 29. 2007 Long Leaf Arts on the Village Green. A juried outdoor Arts Festival.
Affiliations
Tampa Realistic Artists. Inc., The North Tampa Arts League, Alexandria Art Gallery Co-Op in Land O Lakes FL., Friends of the Carrollwood Cultural Center, Inc. Tampa.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I like you to walk right in to my paintings and feel that summer day on the Gulf or the peaceful sunset, they are a reflection of my love for Florida.
I like to paint very realistic. That is probably do to my attachment to the scenes as they have left a lasting impression with me, which I try to keep alive.
I enjoy the satisfaction I feel when I watch the reactions on the people’s faces when they view my work, for it lets me know that I am on the right path.
I like seascapes and landscapes.
I paint en plein air or in my studio.
My favorite medium is oil.
Plans: To continuously learn and grow as an artist and to touch as many
people as I can with my work.
You can find my art at these Fine Art Gallerys:
Art Source & Design Alexandria Art Gallery
1950 Abbott Street 2149 Collier Parkway
Suite 604 Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639
Charlotte, NC 28203 813-948-4447
704-344-9736
The Image Forum
13118 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, FL 33618
813-964-1513
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You can reach the Artist:
Klaus K. Porsch Phone: 813-935-3965
8422 Pamie Street Cell Phone: 813-786-5614
Tampa
