Arts and Crafts
by britta
The Hans A. Rolf Studio
The Hans A. Rolf Studio was the name of my first art studio. The name is fictitious and uses the names of a couple of dogs I've owned or lived with. I wasn't sure about opening up a studio, and preferred to use a signature name at that time.
Some of the smaller paintings from that time tried to incorporate a simple image, using it as a graphic or to develop a regional folk art style.
I created colour blocks which could be displayed as stand-alone pieces, ready to be placed on the wall without a frame: the
canvases were thick and the sides were painted.
Daffodil,
small canvas
Fleure d'Elyse
colour block
Strawberry
colour block
Ol' Loco Steaming Thru LinenCountry
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small canvas
-title refers to the way small children play with objects on the table: here a teapot becomes a locomotive train
Crocus
colour block
Studies in Green
Pineapple, limes, apple and leaves with green vase
(acrylic on paper canvas)
Wildflower ABC, 123
Oil on canvas, unframed triptych
The Man with the Wooden Foot,
Oil on canvas
-experimenting with an expressionistic style
-commentary on environmental degradation and how that is ultimately self-defeating
One Chinese New Year
oil on paper canvas
Chives,
Oil on Canvas
Deemie's Path
Oil on Canvas
Tiger Lilies at Rail Fence,
Oil on Canvas
Lilacs,
Oil on Canvas
Cows Grazing on Castlederg,
Oil on Canvas
Castlederg Cows,
Oil on Canvas
Chalice of Light,
Morning Glory with Vetch,
Caledon Wildflowers,
Oil on Canvas
