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Perry Johnson

painter | printmaker | teacher

  • Portfolios
    • Ellipsis Interrupted
    • Drowning in the Cloud
    • Taut Twine & Tin Cans
    • And This Our Measure
  • Biography
  • Shows/Press
  • Teaching
  • Portfolios
    • Ellipsis Interrupted
    • Drowning in the Cloud
    • Taut Twine & Tin Cans
    • And This Our Measure
  • Biography
  • Shows/Press
  • Teaching

painting

Well Heeled

Well Heeled

Blog
Same As It Ever Was

Same As It Ever Was

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Sunday Afternoon

Sunday Afternoon

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The Walking Unled Dead

The Walking Unled Dead

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Tramp l'oil

Tramp l’oil

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Seat Yourself - detail

Seat Yourself

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Across the River Same

Blog

Prometheus Band

Blog

Toole Creek Falls

Plein Air
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Mountain View

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Creeper Trail

Blog / Plein Air
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Portrait of a Tree

Blog / Plein Air
Self Portrait at 34 0

Self Portrait at 34

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Under the Bridge

Blog / Plein Air
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Unicoi County

Blog / Plein Air
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The Reluctant Recluse

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Self Portrait Sick

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Plein Air and More Rain Air

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Lincolnshower Park

Blog / Plein Air

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.”

— Jim Jarmusch

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