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Art is my PASSION and LIFE is my INSPIRATION! |
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Rosie Phillips |
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Artist Statement Bio Juried Events |
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Artist Statement: “Painting is my passion and life is my inspiration. Many of my paintings are inspired by my life, loves and pleasures. Whether I choose to paint realistically or abstractly depends on the moment and vision of that piece and sometimes… that changes! When I choose a subject to paint, it has to pull me in! I find that color and light creating contrasts are what attracts me.”
Art has always been a part of Rosie and she has finally allowed her passion to grow and develop.
A native of Texas, Rosie has lived with her husband and family in Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, London UK, Missouri and as of August 2010, is delighted to finally call Charleston home and looks forward to a long and rewarding lifestyle in the culturally rich “lowcountry”. She works from her home studio on Yonges Island where she is surrounded by the ever changing and beautiful marsh and water scenes. Most of her paintings are inspired by her life, loves and pleasures and why she says, “Painting is my passion and life is my inspiration!” Rosie continues to develop her personal style and paints both realistically and abstractly which depends on the inspiration and vision of that piece. She paints in oils, watercolors and acrylics creating landscapes, still life, pet portraits and loves to paint what she calls a “landscape still life”, a close up snippet of an outdoor scene. “Life is full of inspiration when you open your eyes to it!” Rosie often finds her subject matter when not even looking for it, so she usually has a camera close by and is inspired to paint special places she has been to or people she comes across. She has many reference photos and hopes to paint them all. For many years prior, Rosie would take photographs and say, “Someday, I will paint that!”!
The local art associations and workshops have fueled her passion to pursue this artistic path with opportunities to learn by getting her brush and feet wet as an artist. Rosie has studies under several nationally known artists from which she continues to develop her own personal style. Part of the learning process has also been to get involved with the business and governing of local art societies and councils. Today, she is honored to have her work hang in private collections in N Carolina, S Carolina, Florida, Alabama, and Missouri.
Juried Exhibits and/or awards
Red Hat Ladies, Holiday Square Works Show, Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC Dec 2011—Jan 2012
White Tractor Out To Pasture, South Carolina Water Media Society annual juried exhibit, Charleston SC, Nov - Dec 2011 Award winning and selected for 2012 SC State Museum Traveling Exhibit
At The End of the Day in Charleston, Charleston Artist Guild 2011 Juried Signature Exhibition, April 2011
USS Constitution, SLWS 11th Annual Juried Exhibition at Creative Art Gallery, May 2010 Juried by Judy Morris
Cezanne’s Still Life with Onions, Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Gallery, November 2009 Juried
My Just Desserts Flowers, SOIA Exhibition at Powder Valley Conservation Park, Sept 2009 2nd place award Also: 4th place award SOIA annual awards 2009 show, April 2010
Ride!, Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Gallery, Sept 2009 Juried Acceptance, Sold
Hallway, SOIA exhibition at Midwest Bank Award, August 2009 1st place award
Bahama Buoys, St Peters Community & Art Center, July 2009 3rd place award
Glasgow Bridge River Crossing Art St Louis, July 2009 Juried Acceptance, Sold
The Dance, St Louis Artists Guild, May 2008 Juried Acceptance, Sold
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Current Member of: Saint Louis Watercolor Society ~Past Board Member Missouri Watercolor Society Louisiana Watercolor Society Charleston Artist Guild ~Exhibiting Member South Carolina Water Media Society
Past Member of: Arts and Education Council ~Past Board Member St Louis Artists Guild Society of Independent Artists
Greater ST Louis Art Association
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Rosie Phillips Fine Art * 843-813-4518 * rosie@rosiephillips.com * Charleston, SC |
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SELF PORTRAIT |
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SELF PORTRAIT |
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Rosie and Bella |