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 Gallery’s:             

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.

Tampa, FL 33618

813-964-1513

 

You can reach the Artist:                                                                                                                                               

Klaus K. Porsch                        Phone:         813-935-3965   

8422 Pamie Street                      Cell Phone:  813-786-5614

Tampa, FL  33614                      klauskp@msn.com      

USA                                            http://klausporsch.com