Book Release and Exhibition of new paintings at Erickson Fine Art Gallery May 16th, 2015. The first major survey of work by this artist, Joe Draegert: An American Artist features over one hundred color reproductions of original works. Executed over a period of forty-five years, they reveal the evolution of Draegert's career and the exuberance that characterizes his paintings. The book includes contributions by Wayne Thiebaud, Renny Pritikin, Philip Linhares, and Daniel Kasser