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Off on my travels August 2010
I’m off to Italy next week to collect some more impressions for my next painting session – so watch this space……..
Permanent Exhibitions 2010
I’m extremely lucky to have two great opportunities to exhibit my paintings. The KunstWerk Galerie in Reuth (opposite the Raiffeisenbank) and the Enoteca in Forchheim, Apothekenstraße.
A very big thank you to Birgit Nadler (KunstWerk) und Olaf Castelhun (La Enoteca)!
Visit to Artist Christel Keller's Atelier in Bamberg August 2010
This week I took up an invitation from Christel Keller and visited her Atelier in Bamberg. Had a lovely afternoon getting to know each other and am very envious of Christel’s Atelier in a gorgeous old house in Little Venice overlooking the river. Sigh… one day….. Anyway, Christel is famous for her paintings of, among other things, cows! You can read all about her here: www.christel-keller.de
Experimental Photography July 2010
Experimenting with photographs (digitally enhancing I suppose we should call it) has lead me to another art form and with the help of Joachim Nadler of KunstWerk in Reuth www.leinwand-keilrahmen.de and Ralf Messingschlager of Art4you www.art4you24.de in Forchheim we’ve printed some Italian motives on to canvas and the results are very impressive. The photographs can be printed in any size and two large prints of the Piazza San Marco and Mercato Rialto can be seen in the Enoteca in Forchheim. You can also see them here under "Paintings" until I get my act together and make another Page for photographs.
Book of Sonnets by Dr. Norman Klinger September 2010
Busy working on a set of illustrations for Dr. Norman Klinger’s second book of sonnets. If you enjoy a good sonnet, then this is your man!
Rediscovering painting for the retired October 2010
This Autumn I’ve planned two painting workshops at the Wichern Seinioren Heim in Forchheim and the Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien in Erlangen. Our previous meetings led to some amazing art work. Instigated by Maria Striegel and Frau Heilmann at the Wichern Heim, we were astounded by the results of our art group. I decided to use Monet’s pictures as a base to work from – simple landscapes and gentle colourways.
In June I held a talk and small exhibition at the Jahn Park in Forchheim.
Art in the Garden Sunday, 29th June 2008
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On the spur of the moment, four artists decided to exhibit their work during a one-day open-air exhibition. This unique occasion was able to take place due to the generous offer by Mrs. Gisela Barthelmann of Forchheim, Bebenburgstrasse who offered the artists the full use of her garden for this project. The thought became reality. The garden, which is a work of art in its own right, planned and tended to personally by Mrs. Barthelmann, is everyones dream of a peaceful oasis. The waterlily covered pond and the wooden bridge by which one enters the summer pavillion are all features reminiscent of Monet's famous garden. A perfect flower-scented haven.
The artists were: Australian Mr. Gerhard Koestler, Englishwoman Mrs. Rosemary Keßler, the German ladies Mrs. Roswitha Kraus and Mrs. Christin Theurich. Each painting and each sculpture was able to choose it's own perfect frame within the garden. Pleasures indeed for the art lover.
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Newspaper critics - Points of View – Blickwinkel - Rathaushallen, Forchheim, November 2007
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(c) Portfolio by Rosemary Keßler
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Fränkischer Tag
Pictures full of harmony and light
Rosemary Keßler and Frances Zwicky present “Points of View – Blickwinkel“, a collection of their works of impressionist art and photography, in the Rathaus Halls in Forchheim
Forchheim
When two English artists paint and take photos, one thinks of grey pictures of rain and mist. But in this case, Rosemary Keßler from Forchheim and her friend Frances Zwicky from Erlangen have, as the name of the exhibition suggests, captured some rather different “Points of view”. Both the impressionist paintings and the photographs radiate a sense of dreamy, wistful longing. There is a restful quality to them, a holiday mood. The artists felt that a pleasant diversion was needed in these stressful times and their works can be seen during the following opening times…
Nürnberger Nachrichten
Special Points of View
English artists exhibit paintings and photographs
The exhibition by the two English artists Rosemary Keßler and Frances Zwicky has now opened. Their impressionist paintings and unusual photographs were very much admired by the visitors.
White mountains of clouds
gather over Venice, the setting sun colouring them in pale shades of
pink. One can just make out the outline of St. Mark's Church and a few
other landmarks but soon this ethereal light will also fade away. This
fleeting moment between day and night is captured in painting
No. 7, which is simply entitled “Venice Sunset”.
The exhibition put on by the two friends, “Points of View – Blickwinkel”, is the continuation of the English Weeks in the Rathaus Halls,” said Forchheim's mayor Franz Stumpf at the opening ceremony. The previous exhibition was also held by an English artist.
“Just enjoy”
The “Points of View” presented to around 120 guests really were unique. “All around us we can see these beautiful, wonderful things, but mostly we just walk by, too busy to notice. We have tried to capture some of these moments” said Rosemary Keßler from Forchheim. Frances Zwicky from Erlangen went on to say, “Don’t try to find any particular theme or deep significance in our pictures. Just enjoy.”
And indeed, the pictures were most enjoyable. Keßler's hazy backgrounds in the impressionist landscapes lent each picture a dreamlike quality. Insubstantial, subtle outlines allowed room for interpretation. Other pictures, such as the meticulously painted flowers, showed great attention to detail.
This precision, as well as an eye for the unusual in the obvious, also marked Zwicky's work. Many of her photographs were taken in her home country and showed a very appealing England through eyes with a knack for spotting special places. Each photograph, be it a porch festooned with plants or a typically British post office, transported one on a brief trip to the British Isles.