Each painting in the exhibition Masters of Illusion – The Art of Trompe l’oeil: Take a Second Look is a nod to John Yerger (1935-2017), the accomplished former instructor of the many dedicated painters who studied with him. The group exhibition at Meibohm Fine Arts is the second presentation of the meticulous work by Yerger’s students, this year including 21 Western New York artists. Research, focused dedication and regularly “putting in the work” are needed to create pieces in which a flat painted surface almost unbelievably appears to be three dimensional.

Through patient mentoring, John coaxed keen observation, attention to detail and stunning realism from his students, while encouraging original narratives from each. His legacy not only lives on but flourishes in these works on display – a fitting tribute to Mr. Yerger.

Artists featured in this exhibition are:

Sarita Kennedy Arden
M.K. Arundell
Lucette Banas
Louise Daoust
Karen Foegen
Leslie Fornalik
Elaine Grisanti
Pamela Henrich
Joan Horn
Maria Laurendi
Coni Minneci
Bruce Morrell
Susan Z. Ott
Laura Perillo
Michael Prezioso
Joanna Ransom
Inge Riches
Joan Langley Shaw
Kathy Weber
Judy Winklhofer
John Yerger (1935-2017)


Catalog of Exhibition:

Please contact the gallery concerning availability of works from past exhibits.

1. Joan Langley Shaw
“Apiaceae Daucus Carota”
20 x 13-1/4
1200.00

2. Joanna Ransom
“Tom Loves Gustav’s Girl”
14 x 11
1250.00

3. Joanna Ransom
“Memories”
7 x 5
850.00

4. Maria Laurendi
“Trip to Italy”
12 x 12
350.00 (sold)

5. Kathy Weber
“I Didn’t Do It!”
11 x 14
1200.00

6. Judy Winklhofer
“Dancing in the Dark”
7 x 5
500.00 (sold)

7. Joan Langley Shaw
“Iridaceae”
9-1/2 x 7
700.00

8. Joan Langley Shaw
“Bittersweet”
12 x 9
700.00

9. Joan Langley Shaw
“Brush Work”
18 x 9
1000.00

10. Bruce Morrell
“Wilmington Notch”
8 x 10
900.00

11. Bruce Morrell
“Crankbaits and Smallmouth Bass”
6 x 7
600.00 (sold)

12. Bruce Morrell
“Up North”
6 x 7-1/2
600.00

13. Bruce Morrell
“Great Lakes Steelhead”
10 x 8
900.00

14. Bruce Morrell
“November”
10 x 8
900.00

15. Leslie Fornalik
“Orange Happiness”
10 x 8
2000.00

16. Elaine Grisanti
“Chet’s Gulf”
10 x 8
500.00

17. Elaine Grisanti
“Josephine”
8 x 10
500.00

18. Leslie Fornalik
“Paper Flakes”
11 x 14
1900.00 (sold)

19. Leslie Fornalik
“American Gothic by the Numbers”
29 x 24
4000.00

20. Leslie Fornalik
“Reach for the Sky”
17 x 15
3600.00

21. Karen Foegen
“Fish Tale”
10 x 8
NFS

22. Susan Z. Ott
“Northwoods Camping”
14 x 12
1000.00

23. Susan Z. Ott
“Gramma Babette”
10 x 8
800.00

24. Laura Perillo
“Vintage and Vogue”
10 x 8
700.00

25. Pam Henrich
“The Emily Rose”
16 x 16
NFS

26. Coni Minneci
“Twigs Gone Wild II”
10 x 8
600.00

27. Coni Minneci
“Last Twig”
8 x 10
600.00 (sold)

28. M.K. Arundell
“Homage to Yerger”
14 x 18
1000.00

29. M.K. Arundell
“Rosemary for Remembrance”
8 x 10
800.00

30. Michael Prezioso
“Bela Lugosi”
10 x 8
3200.00

31. Sarita Kennedy Arden
“Don’t Hold the Wall”
11 x 14
1300.00

32. Inge Riches
“Happy Bird”
10 x 8
500.00

33. Pam Henrich
“Woman of the West”
10 x 8
1500.00

34. Joan Horn
“Xenophobia”
12 x 15
700.00

35. Lucette Banas
“The Old Fort”
12 x 16
2500.00

36. Lucette Banas
“Niagara”
12 x 16
2500.00

37. Lucette Banas
“Wilbur’s World”
13 x 10
1700.00

38. Louise Daoust
“Les Demoiselles Collées”
14 x 11
2500.00

39. Louise Daoust
“L’Artiste”
14 x 11
2500.00

40. Louise Daoust
“Mangia Lisa!”
14 x 11
2500.00

41. Pam Henrich
“Mr. Brown Paints Peaches”
16 x 20
3500.00

42. Pam Henrich
“Ms. Potter”
16 x 20
NFS

43. John Yerger (1935-2017)
“Vermeer”
11 x 14, 2001
Collection Donna & Lance Madden
NFS

44. John Yerger (1935-2017)
“The Persistence of Memory
(Salvador Dali)”
7 x 5-3/4, 2011
1800.00

45. John Yerger (1935-2017)
“Edgar Degas”
5 x 4
875.00 (sold)

46. John Yerger (1935-2017)
“Homage to Thomas Chambers”
10 x 10, 2009
Collection Dana Tillou Fine Arts
NFS

47. John Yerger (1935-2017)
“Homage to Vermeer”
16 x 12, 2008
Collection Dana Tillou Fine Arts
NFS


• All dimensions are in inches, height precedes width.
• All works are oil unless noted otherwise.
• All works are signed and titled by the artists.
• NFS= Not For Sale.

• 
  Bruce Morrell   (American, 1967-),   "Up North" - 2017 ,   6 x 7-1/2,   Oil on masonite,   Signed & dated lower right,   600.00
• 
  Joan Langley Shaw   (American, 20th C.-),   "Apiaceae Daucus Carota" ,   20 x 13-1/4,   Oil,   ,   1200.00
• 
  Joanna Ransom   (American, 20th C.-),   "Tom Loves Gustav’s Girl" ,   14 x 11,   Oil,   ,   1250.00
• 
  Joanna Ransom   (American, 20th C.-),   "Memories" ,   7 x 5,   Oil,   ,   850.00
• 
  Maria Laurendi   (American, 20th C.- ),   "Trip to Italy" ,   12 x 12,   Oil,   ,   350.00 (350.00)
• 
  Kathy Weber   (American, 20th C.-),   "I Didn’t Do It!" ,   11 x 14,   Oil,   ,   1200.00
• 
  Judy Winklhofer   (American, 20th C.-),   "Dancing in the Dark" ,   7 x 5,   Oil,   ,   500.00 (sold)
• 
  Joan Langley Shaw   (American, 20th C.-),   "Iridaceae" ,   9-1/2 x 7,   Oil,   ,   700.00
• 
  Joan Langley Shaw   (American, 20th C.-),   "Bittersweet" ,   12 x 9,   Oil,   ,   700.00
• 
  Joan Langley Shaw   (American, 20th C.-),   "Brush Work" ,   18 x 9,   Oil,   ,   1000.00
• 
  Bruce Morrell   (American, 1967-),   "Wilmington Notch" ,   8 x 10,   Oil,   ,   900.00
• 
  Bruce Morrell   (American, 1967-),   "Crankbaits and Smallmouth Bass" ,   6 x 7,   Oil,   ,   600.00 (sold)
• 
  Bruce Morrell   (American, 1967-),   "Great Lakes Steelhead" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   900.00
• 
  Bruce Morrell   (American, 1967-),   "November" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   900.00
• 
  Leslie Fornalik   (American, 20th C.-),   "Orange Happiness" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   2000.00
• 
  Elaine Grisanti   (American, 20th C.-),   "Chet’s Gulf" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   500.00
• 
  Elaine Grisanti   (American, 20th C.-),   "Josephine" ,   8 x 10,   Oil,   ,   500.00
• 
  Leslie Fornalik   (American, 20th C.-),   "Paper Flakes" ,   11 x 14,   Oil,   ,   1900.00 (sold)
• 
  Leslie Fornalik   (American, 20th C.-),   "American Gothic by the Numbers" ,   29 x 24,   Oil,   ,   4000.00
• 
  Leslie Fornalik   (American, 20th C.-),   "Reach for the Sky" ,   17 x 15,   Oil,   ,   3600.00
• 
  Karen Foegen   (American, 20th C.-),   "Fish Tale" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   NFS
• 
  Susan Z. Ott   (American, 20th C.- ),   "Northwoods Camping" ,   14 x 12,   Oil,   ,   1000.00
• 
  Susan Z. Ott   (American, 20th C.- ),   "Gramma Babette" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   800.00
• 
  Laura Perillo   (American, 20th C.-),   "Vintage and Vogue" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   700.00
• 
  Pam Henrich   (American, 20th C.-),   "The Emily Rose" ,   16 x 16,   Oil,   ,   NFS
• 
  Coni Minneci   (American, 1950-),   "Twigs Gone Wild II" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   600.00 (returned 9/29/18)
• 
  Coni Minneci   (American, 1950-),   "Last Twig" ,   8 x 10,   Oil,   ,   600.00 (sold)
• 
  Kate Arundell   (American, 20th C.- ),   "Homage to Yerger" ,   14 x 18,   Oil,   ,   1000.00
• 
  Kate Arundell   (American, 20th C.- ),   "Rosemary for Remembrance" ,   8 x 10,   Oil,   ,   800.00
• 
  Michael Prezioso   (American, 1963- ),   "Bela Lugosi" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   3200.00 (sold)
• 
  Sarita Kennedy Arden   (American, 20th C.-),   "Don’t Hold the Wall" ,   11 x 14,   Oil,   ,   1300.00
• 
  Inge Riches   (American, 20th C.-),   "Happy Bird" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   500.00
• 
  Pam Henrich   (American, 20th C.-),   "Woman of the West" ,   10 x 8,   Oil,   ,   1500.00
• 
  Lucette Banas   (American, 20th C.- ),   "The Old Fort" ,   12 x 16,   Oil,   ,   2500.00
• 
  Lucette Banas   (American, 20th C.- ),   "Niagara" ,   12 x 16,   Oil,   ,   2500.00
• 
  Lucette Banas   (American, 20th C.- ),   "Wilbur’s World" ,   13 x 10,   Oil,   ,   1700.00
• 
  Louise Daoust   (American, 20th C.-),   "Les Demoiselles Collées" ,   14 x 11,   Oil,   ,   2500.00
• 
  Louise Daoust   (American, 20th C.-),   "L’Artiste" ,   14 x 11,   Oil,   ,   2500.00
• 
  Louise Daoust   (American, 20th C.-),   "Mangia Lisa!" ,   14 x 11,   Oil,   ,   2500.00
• 
  Pam Henrich   (American, 20th C.-),   "Mr. Brown Paints Peaches" ,   16 x 20,   Oil,   ,   3500.00
• 
  Pam Henrich   (American, 20th C.-),   "Ms. Potter" ,   16 x 20,   Oil,   ,   NFS
• 
  John Yerger   (American, 1935-2017),   "Vermeer" - 2001 ,   11 x 14,   Oil,   ,   NFS (Collection Donna & Lance Madden)
• 
  John Yerger   (American, 1935-2017),   "The Persistence of Memory (Salvador Dali)" - 2011 ,   7 x 5-3/4,   Oil,   ,   1800.00
• 
  John Yerger   (American, 1935-2017),   "Edgar Degas" ,   5 x 4 ,   Oil,   ,   875.00 (sold)
• 
  John Douglas Woodward   (American, 1846-1924),   "Homage to Thomas Chambers" - 2009 ,   10 x 10,   Oil,   ,   NFS (Collection Dana Tillou Fine Arts)
• 
  John Yerger   (American, 1935-2017),   "Homage to Vermeer" - 2008 ,   16 x 12,   Oil,   ,   NFS (Collection Dana Tillou Fine Arts)
• 
  Joan Horn   (American, 20th C.-),   "Xenophobia" ,   12 x 15,   Oil,   ,   700.00