California Moment, 8" x 22"watercolor
Rosanne Seitz
I met Rosanne Seitz many years ago when I went to San Luis Obispo to work with a printer on my first giclée prints. At that time, she had a small gallery next door in a renovated building that functioned as an arts complex. I admired her paintings tremendously and also her incredible energy and dedication to the arts in the San Luis Obispo area. Rosanne sent me several stories of her plein air experiences, one of which is included in her feature on Brush-Paper-Water, and I'd like to share another of them here. Rosanne Seitz
"After painting on the Twin Oaks Ranch, I drove up farther on the ranch road and found a group of turkeys under an oak tree quite close to the road. I stopped to take photos and they started walking quickly towards me (thinking I had food). They were upon me in an instant, going under a barbed wire fence. I slid into the drivers seat, not sure what to expect, and turned on the Prius engine (very quiet). They hung around the car. I started going forward very slowly, not wanting to hit one. They parted but kept pace with the car. I drove a bit faster and some dropped away but several kept going. I went faster and faster and two kept pace, running as fast as they could, keeping even with the car. Finally, going about 30 mph, I won the race with the turkeys."
Please link over to Brush-Paper-Water for more of Rosanne's work and a link to her website.
Beautiful painting Chris. Love the way you've captured the light on the mountains. It gave me a real sense of being there, which was a breath of fresh air after the day we've had here.
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April
Wish I could take credit for this beautiful painting, April, but it's one of Rosanne Seitz's works, as I noted in the caption. Follow the link to Brush-Paper-Water to see more of her work.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL, I really appreciate an artist that share his passion of art even in the art of others. BRAVO
ReplyDeleteThank you, chris, for posting Rosanne Seitz's gorgeous and inspiring painting! I'm on my way to her website...
ReplyDeleteThat'll teach me! Been one of those weeks!! Thanks for posting it up anyway:)
ReplyDeleteNo intent to put you down, April. Please don't take offense. I just recently started posting one of the featured artist's works on my blog as an additional incentive to visit the watercolor showcase, and I don't want people to think I'm trying to take credit for somebody else's work!!
ReplyDeleteIt takes a lot to offend me Chris, I am very easy going!! So no worries :))
ReplyDeleteGlad we're still friends then!! :-D
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ReplyDeleteUnfortunately some people consider other mediums superior to others, when Art is not about the medium but creativity and skill.
This work is a proof of that.
Best regards,
José
Glad you liked Rosanne's work, José. Thanks for leaving a comment.
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