"My Painting, Constantly Evolving Images and Changing Concepts"

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"The images that I create whether they be done in acrylics or transparent watercolor, represent a very personal vision and search for unique and new ways looking at the wonders of the natural world as well as at humanly conceived visual elements that fascinate my visual senses.

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I start my work by incorporating the elements of line, form, color, texture with found objects and assembling them into combinations,  using hard and soft edges, that are new and intuitive to me.   The aggregate of all my work together, hopefully, reproduces what I am seeing in my minds eye and want to share.

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I simplify, exaggerate, combine and modify the elements I am working with searching for serendipitous arrangements that I ultimately assemble into new visual images. 

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Inspiration for my work comes from my many life experiences, the students that I teach and have taught and my exposure to a host of other artists and the work they do that both fascinates, peaks my curiosity and intrigues me."

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John D Kocsis

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John received his Bachelor of Science in Art Education from THE Ohio State University and  Master of Science - Studio Art from the Cleveland Institute of Art / Case Western Reserve University.  He is retired from his career as an art educator at Normandy High School in the Parma Public School  System where for decades he inspired countless young minds in the fine arts.  He currently lives in Strongsville, Ohio and can be reached at jkocsis@pobox.com or  440-238-7678.

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Editor's Note:  Please welcome John as a guest artist on my site!  He was one of my very first mentors and inspirations, and I'm honored to call him "friend" and share his work here. Scroll down to view John's work available for sale.  

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