Dennis Rhoades
Evergreen, Colorado
His work can also be seen on his website...www.DennisRhoades.com
MessageMy Awards
Colorado Governor's Art Show and Sale, 2018, 2019
Coors National Western Club Exhibit & Sale, 2017, 1018
International Association of Pastel Societies, 2015, Master Circle Gold Medallion
Pastel Society of America, 2007, Elected Master Member
Pastel Society of Colorado, 2009, Elected Master Member
American Impressionist Society 15th National Juried Exhibition, 2014
Evergreen Man Street Gallery Juried Exhibition, 2014, Silver Award
Colorado Plein Air Juried. Exhibition, 2014, Silver Award
Pastel Society of Colorado 10th Annual National Exhibition, 2014
Plein Air Artists Colorado 18th National Juried Exhibition, 2014, Silver Award
International Association of Pastel Societies 24th Juried Exhibition, 2014
International Association of Pastel Societies 10th Nationalv2013, Juried Exhibition
Bronze Award and 2 Pastel Painting Demonstrations
Pastel Journal ‘100 Best Pastels’ Landscapes, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
International Association of Pastel Societies Biannual Exhibition, 2011
Richeson 75 International Annual Juried Exhibition, 2010, Best of Show
Pastel Society of America Annual Juried Exhibition…and more
Statement
Have you ever been driving down the road and glimpsed something in the landscape that made you turn your car around and return to see it again?That’s what I want my paintings to express. Whether it’s the lighting, the colors, the shapes or all of the above, that’s what I’m trying to capture on canvas— a picture that you never tire of viewing because it brings back memories, a place where you want to live in or visit.
My paintings begin with an awareness of the light and dark shapes before me. When a subject calls to me. I begin with sketches to establish my composition and the painting’s sense of color relationships. Then I transfer the sketch with a black grease pencil in more detail to the larger painting surface. After undercoating the entire white surface with a transparent wash of raw umber liquid acrylic paint, I begin painting from darks to lights until finished. Like creating a musical composition, it should have rhythm, tempo and harmony as well as soft-hard and warm-cool passages. The eye should be drawn to the center of interest then wander around the rest of the picture, pausing briefly before returning to the beginning.
The result is my extremely delicate, yet tactile, manifestation of natural forces and light. The paintings possess qualities meant to outlast the viewer's initial infatuation, qualities that will endure well into succeeding generations.
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