ROSEMARIE MENDES

OIL MIXED MEDIA WATERCOLOR

26 Twilight Dr. Granby, CT 06035

ramusic@cox.net

860-653-0566

Art and music have always been part of my life. As a child, drawing became an obsession and music my passion. I always carry a sketch book. People, places and objects fill the pages. I love line drawing and try to incorporate it into my paintings. The environment provides me with endless sources of inspiration: flowers, landscapes, seascapes with small inlets, cottages or beaches with magnificent skies. The figure intrigues me. I love painting children who revel in their activities. To capture the likeness of a beloved pet on canvas is a thrill. These images feed my soul. Being an artist is a true passion. It gives me such joy to immerse myself in the images I bring to life.

Commissions are welcome.

Photos of pets, children or vistas that are special to you can be

rendered in oil or watercolor.

Professional:

Fine art commissions, portraiture, murals, theatrical sets and graphic design

Education:

University of Hartford Art School; University of Connecticut

Classes / Workshops:

Oils with Margaret Dean;

Watercolor with Tom Lynch, Bud Schackelford & Carla Neihaus; Seminar with Robert Motherwell;

Acrylics with Glo Sessions;

Collage with Margot Rosenthal; Etching with Melissa Meredith

Awards:

2006 “Giddy Up To Granby” horse parade project “Sparky & Friends” purchased by Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital;

2005 Promotional Award Holcomb Farm Open Show,

Associations

Charter member, Granby Artists Association; Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society; Wintonbury Art League cofounder