Art History of Jefferis Kent Peterson(Jefferis is an old English family name from the Yorkshire area)I began drawing in pen and ink in my early teens. My mother is an artist (JeanPeterson.com). In high school, I studied with Mr. Dan Mistrik in Chevy Chase, MD. He taught the Old Master’s technique of blocking in with darks and building up lights. I went to be an art major at Connecticut College, N. London Ct. and took art for 1 year, but it was the early 70’s and free expressionism was all the rage, so no actual teaching took...more
