Claudette Lee-Roseland
medium: painting
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Contact information
N56W6431 Center St.
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Phone Number: 262-375-6030
Email Address: cldr@sbcglobal.net
Web site: claudetteleeroseland.com
Artist statement
CLAUDETTE LEE-ROSELAND ARTIST STATEMENT
I am an acrylic/oil painter, metal smith and instructor of beginning painters. For me, the fun is in the process. Enjoyment comes from creating something new and then having others also relate to the work. I like the idea of leaving a bit of me for the world to enjoy. My current work ranges from abstract acrylics to miniature oil landscapes. I have been making art of some form most of my life and believe everyone is creative in some fashion. I am a Signature Member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters, Wisconsin Visual Artists, Cedarburg Artists Guild, Oil Painters of America and Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association.
My thought process with an abstract work begins by creating a form of ciaos and then organizing it according to compositional rules and my internal sense of beauty, completion and presentation. A painting may have a theme or be part of a series that I am exploring such as birds, figures, shapes. I prefer to work in the abstract because the end result is always a surprise and something totally new. My paintings include lines that appear and disappear, adding mystery to the work and giving the viewer’s eye something to follow. I strive for a rich surface that may include some collage buried in the layers of thought.
During the “good” months of Wisconsin weather, my painting life includes the activity of Plein Air. This gives me the opportunity to bring my abstract shapes into reality. Here I attempt to abstract the landscape through shape and value. These painting are executed in oil.
Biography
CLAUDETTE LEE-ROSELAND
N56W6431 CENTER ST. 262-375-6030
CEDARBURG, WI 53012 cldr@sbcglobal.net
www.claudetteleeroseland.com , www.facebook.com www.artwisconsin.blogspot.com,www.leeminiatures.blogspot.com
MEMBERSHIPS:
WISCONSIN VISUAL ARTISTS -PAST BOARD MEMBER- 1991-2012
CEDARBURG ARTIST’S GUILD – (2006-07-08 CO-PRESIDENT-2001-02-03 TREASURER)-2000-2012
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS- SIGNATURE MEMBER- 1995-2011
INTERNATIONAL ACRYLIC PAINTERS ASSOCIATION- SIGNATURE MEMBER-1995-2012
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA – ASSOCIATE MEMBER-2011-12
WISCONSIN DESIGNER CRAFT COUNCIL – PAST BOARD MEMBER- 2000-20007
GREAT LAKES ENAMELING GUILD-2007
SOCIETY OF ACRYLIC AND CASSIN PAINTERS-2010-2012
THE ARTS MILL ARTISTS, GRAFTON, WI-CO-0P GALLERY 2011-12
WISCONSIN PLEIN AIR PAINTERS ASSOCIATION--2012
MEDIUMS:
PROFICIENT IN ACRYLIC, OIL, WATERCOLOR, PASTEL AND ENCAUSTIC
PRODUCE A LINE OF PAINTED TILES- SHOWN IN VARIOUS GALLERIES
JEWELRY – METALSMITH & ENAMELS
TEACHING EXPERIENCE – ART WORKSHOPS
PALETTE SHOP – NINE YEARS MANAGING AND TEACHING ART WORKSHOPS-1991-2000
WAUWATOSA, WHITEFISH BAY AND NICOLET RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENTS-2000-2001
WUSTUM ART MUSEUM, WEST BEND ART MUSEUM, CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER
PENINSULA ART SCHOOL- DOOR COUNTY, WI 2010-11
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION and CRITIQUE-2000-2012
CURRENTLY ON THE TEACHING STAFF OF THE CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER-2003 to 2012