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Koehler Self-Portrait on Cover of VEER Magazine

Koehler Self-Portrait on Cover of VEER Magazine

The July issue of VEER Magazine features the self-portrait of artist John Koehler, titled "Topographical John." The title refers to the topographical lines used in the portrait. According to Koehler, "I started with a selfie photo of myself with an expression of...

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John Koehler Wins “MOST CREATIVE” Award at Art Show

John Koehler Wins “MOST CREATIVE” Award at Art Show

  Koehler's artwork FIRST LANDING won the Most Creative award at the Virginia Beach Art Center - home of The Artists Gallery Focal Local art show. Koehler created this piece FOR this show, as he had just the right surfing girl photo from a recent shoot of the...

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Submission to FOCAL LOCAL art show features Lady Pirates

Submission to FOCAL LOCAL art show features Lady Pirates

Artist John Koehler will be submitting new artwork to the FOCAL LOCAL show at the Virginia Beach Art Center. "First Landing" is a depiction of a Lady Pirate surfing at Cape Henry. The problem of course is that she is surrounded by modern elements. But the turtle,...

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COASTAL VIRGINIA ART POSTER

COASTAL VIRGINIA ART POSTER

This poster was originated early in 2022 when Koehler imagined what the side of the Virginia Aquarium would look like if it showcased local animals, fish, birds, mammals and humans. This limited edition poster is printed on archival-quality Giclee poster will become a...

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Koehler Artworks to Benefit Animal Foundations

Koehler Artworks to Benefit Animal Foundations

   . . Koehler Artworks will donate a portion of the sales proceeds for any prints that are related to animals. These include the animals in the WILD ANIMAL, LYNNHAVEN RIVER WILDLIFE and DOGS collections. The proceeds will go to benefit four primary organizations: The...

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Two Koehler Prints Accepted by National Show

Two Koehler Prints Accepted by National Show

Mermaid Tapestry and Sea Turtles were both accepted into the national H2O art show held by the Virginia Beach Art Center. The mermaid piece was created in 2021 and has a wallpaper-like pattern of mermaids. Sea Turtles is part of Koehler's new look developed earlier...

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Commissions: to be or not to be

Commissions: to be or not to be

  When my daughter Danielle crafted this website (https://www.dalitopia.com/en/) I had a section offering to do portraits and pets on commission. But then I had a moment of clarity and decided I did not want to do commercial pieces of art where I would have to...

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Art Show June 18

Art Show June 18

Koehler Artworks is delighted to announce an art show to be held at the gallery June 18 at 7PM. The show will be a retrospective on the artwork created by John Koehler since 2018. Saturday, June 18 7-10 PM 3705 Shore Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Please RSVP to...

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John Koehler is an award-winning visual artist and graphic designer, a book publisher and the author of eleven books.
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