From Traditional to Digital
My schooling as a traditional artist is the foundation of my beginnings as a working artist. A career path eventually guided me into the world of digital creativity and now I draw and paint almost always using a tablet and trusty mac. 

Working in 100 or more layers I am able to focus on each element of a painting and revisit it at any point in the development of the whole piece.

It's as if the paint never dries! I'm frequently asked "how do you do that!"

 

A Bit About My Journey

It was my single ambition to be an artist... that plus trying to make my Dad laugh - a habit that still surfaces in my art today.  After completing art school in Edinburgh, Scotland I entered a career in graphic design and advertising. A couple of years later I left Scotland behind to land in Portland, Oregon - the launch point of an intense 12 year entrepreneurial adventure as co-founder/art director of three start-up businesses developing children's reading and creativity products.

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Those years of diversified experiences are the essence of my art today. Inspiration comes from something noticed sometime, someplace and is stored in my head until it surfaces as inspiration. A starting point can be tiny but will expand through twists and turns, igniting thoughts and elements which become one chorus to take on real form and shape.

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I'm truly fortunate to be able to do what I love. There's huge joy in seeing visitors to my shows enjoy my art, and even more so when my work finds a new home. I love that!

 

Philosophy: Art is of course subjective... and whatever draws your eye to my work is appreciated - whether you love it or not.

 

One Sees What One Sees!

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Cheers, Rosie

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