Work samples

  • In the Studio with Joe Germershausen
    video by Keeley Smith
  • Image mash
    Image mash
    36"x72" collage -canvas, wood, found materials, concert posters.
  • U-Haul.JPG
    U-Haul.JPG
    photograph (U-Haul Window)
  • Mudhouse.JPG
    Mudhouse.JPG
    photograph (Mud House -Charlottesville VA)

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About Joseph

Baltimore City  
Artist member of Artists' Housing Inc. East Baltimore artist co-op. 
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Germershausen 11/2-11/23 2024 Gallery 1448

Paintings exhibited November 2024 at Gallery 1448 

The majority of these paintings were created in 2023 & 2024, however some of the canvases were reworked from a previous existence. All work was done with acrylic, oil, cold wax applied with painting knives. Areas of the paintings were taped to create linear & geometric shapes. 

Inspiration came from thinking about artists I have admired & by being aware of the environment I experience daily -from urban buildings, shadows, structures. Things seen but not always noticed.  

  • untitled
    untitled
  • windows
    windows
  • unterior
    "unterior"
  • black
    "black"
  • green
    "green"
  • yellow rectangle
    "yellow rectangle"
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    • MONOPRINTS

    A series process based monoprints.

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    • paintings 1974-2023

    Paintings currently in progress or completed the past few years. These works are mixed media -combining materials & processes. The process reveals the final work -& no work is ever truely complete.......
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      yougoyourway&i'llgomine.JPG

      mixed media 38"x38" (2023) (oil stick, acrylic, oil, wax on canvas. processes: drawing, painting, printmaking. This work will be shown in the AACPS "Teacher as Artist" exhibit at the AACO Board of Education in Annapolis (Feb/March 2023).

      Available for Purchase
    • ...& so it goes
      "...& so it goes"

      Oil on Canvas 36"x48" (2022) mixed media. Processes -drawing, painting, printing. This work was shown at Gallery 1448 in Sept.2022 featured in a show at Gallery 1448 "& so it goes" 9/3/22-9/25/22. The work currently hangs in my living room.

      Available for Purchase
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      greencolorfield1392.JPG
      mixed media 24"x36" -2 panels (2023) I started a colorfield series -using crushed pastels & wax medium. ....more to come
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      redcolorfield.JPG
      mixed media 24"x36" (2023)
    • oh the streetsofrome.JPG
      oh the streetsofrome.JPG
      mixed media on arches watercolor paper (29"x41") 2022. experiment with monoprint & drawing/painting processes.
    • My Back Pages.JPG
      "My Back Pages".JPG

      mixed media on canvas @36"x48" (2005-2022) This work has been in process for over 15 years & has seen several twists & turns in its journey. It will find a home in my granddaughter's room in Sacramento CA.

      Available for Purchase
    • The Rumor.JPG
      "The Rumor".JPG
      mixed media on panel @22"X18" exhibited at Gallery 1448 September 2022. This work is part of a private collection.
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      elephant_1199.JPG
      "Elephant in the Room" -mixed media on panel @30"x18" This work is part of my sister's collection in Charlottesville VA,
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      IMG_1195.JPG
      "Rooftops -Canton Ohio" oil on canvas (1974) @48"x36" Painting was based on a photograph of Canton Ohio rooftops in the Sunday news magazine.
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    • "Landscapes"

    experiments in pushing paint mixed with wax on various surfaces
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      landscape.JPG
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      landscape2.JPG
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      landscape 3.JPG
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      landscape 4.JPG
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    • small abstract works

    I like to have several small works in process as a way to jump start ideas for more sustained larger works. These works hang around until someone wants one -they are always subject to change!!!!

    cylburn photos -nature

    iphone photos taken at Cylburn 
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      Cylburn #1.jpg
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      cylburn #2.jpg
    • cylburn #3.jpg
      cylburn #3.jpg
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      cylburn #4.jpg
    • cylburn #5.jpg
      cylburn #5.jpg
    • cylburn #6.jpg
      cylburn #6.jpg
    • cylburn #8.jpg
      cylburn #8.jpg
    • cylburn #9.jpg
      cylburn #9.jpg
    • cylburn wall.jpg
      cylburn wall.jpg
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    • drawn from life

    figure drawings -a large part of my artistic practice is to draw from the figure. I coordinate the Saturday morning Life Drawing sessions offered through the Creative Alliance, & also host weeknight sessions in my studio at 1450 E Baltimore st. I have been involved in this practice for over 30 years & the drawings are sketchbook size & larger. They represent & document that 30 + year journey.
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      IMG_2238.JPG
      12"x18" black marker on paper
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      IMG_2240.JPG
      continuous line contour -reclining figure 1 black marker on paper 12"x18"
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      IMG_2237.JPG
      10"x14" ink & watercolor on paper
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      IMG_2236.JPG
      10"x14" ink & watercolor on paper
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      IMG_2234.JPG
      10"x14" ink & watercolor on paper
    • IMG_2233.JPG
      IMG_2233.JPG
      10"x14" ink & watercolor on paper
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