by Chris Davis-Rollans | Jul 1, 2014 |
Prairie Bales 30x40” July 2014 Acrylic 1.5” wrapped canvas NFS Artist Statement In another of my Highway 16 Series, here I am depicting a common late summer scene from the prairies – hay bales. This is for the most part a peaceful pastoral scene, but has the...
by Chris Davis-Rollans | Jul 1, 2014 |
August Storm 30x40” July 2014 Acrylic .75” wrapped canvas Artist Statement: This “August Storm” is one that I witnessed on my travels on Highway 16 on the way back from Alberta. The flat prairie landscape provides opportunities to view the sky that are not available...
by Chris Davis-Rollans | Jun 20, 2014 |
Mountain of Hope 24x30” June 2014 Acrylic 1.5” wrapped canvas Artist Statement This painting is from my Highway 16 series. The mountain range is one that I frequently see on this highway when I travel to visit family in Alberta. Although images of the Rocky Mountains...
by Chris Davis-Rollans | Jan 28, 2014 |
Dawn on the Danube 70x90 cm Jan 2014 Acrylic .75” wrapped canvas Artist Statement There is a quote that I read a couple of years ago describing that “the dawn of day, (is) when we may be said to see and not to see.” (from the ‘The Travels of Marco Polo’) I feel that...
by Chris Davis-Rollans | Sep 1, 2013 |
Early Morning on the Danube 16″ x 20” Sept 2013 Acrylic Stretched canvas NFS Artist Statement In this painting, I was trying to capture the mood and feeling of an early morning on a cruise on the Danube River in Europe. The morning air was fresh and clear, the...