The Art of Play
August 4, 2023
Artist: Rita Rose
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Rita is considered one of the greatest "naive" art masters of her time. Formally trained on the back streets of San Clemente, cutting her teeth on canvasses covered with acrylic, Rita began drawing a crow with some ketchup packets on a napkin and was immediately signed by a prominent Laguna Beach gallery. By the time she was 52, she had graduated to inks and the use of multi-media. Ok, maybe her husband wrote this bio, but it sounds pretty good, right?
Rita is married and has two daughters in college. Her two cats, Lucky and Luna, are also big supporters of her work. She plans on showing in the Laguna Beach Arts Festival once they catch on to her progressive and playful style.
Warm-up:
Please take a couple of pieces of blank print paper and divide each into 4 columns.
We will play with creating various patterns, shapes, and designs to build our own individual "marking" library to incorporate into our paintings this week.
Project:
You may choose to create an image of a bird, a house, a mask, a face, or an invented character. We will use watercolor and additional markings from the black-and-white marking tools you have selected.
Materials:
- Watercolor
- Watercolor or Bristol Board paper
- Marking tools
“Funky Birds”
"One-Eyed Turkey King during an Eclipse" 16 x 20" Mixed Media on Paper
"He Took Direction Well" 24 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas
"Belly full of fish" 24" x 30" Mixed media on canvas
"He Took Direction Well" 24 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas
“Other Crazy Stuff”
"Gratitude," 40 x 48" acrylic on canvas
"Small talk was not his strong point" 24" x 12" Acrylics on Canvas
"Maiden, Mother, Crone," 24 x 30" acrylic on canvas
"Dance by the Light of the Moose" 40" x 50" Acrylic on canvas
"La Familia Sagrada" 30" x 40" Acrylic on Canvas
"Sea Turtle Namaste" 24" x 30" Mixed media on canvas
Jess Reno was an inspiration to Rita Rose. Here’s some of his work below:
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