Mountain Arts Network & Gallery
2021 was a whirlwind. With everything happening it was hard to keep my mind on work.
I had to leave my gallery in New Mexico, move back to California and try and keep working even while galleries were shutting down. In retrospect, when thinking back on all this, there were moments when revisiting what I have been doing the last 40 years, I realized I had become static. Stale. During this dismal period, I felt I was in survival mode and not thinking creatively.
But the thing I notice now, the thing I discovered, was I needed to grow. Everything around me had changed and I had to change as well.
Change, of any kind, is difficult. We get comfortable and become complacent doing the same things. I decided to try something new and completely different and scary. Create a new style of painting. It was not easy. But with time and determination and exploration, it became reality.
RICK ROTANTE - Releases new book.
Prominent artist and popular art instructor, Rick Rotante is no stranger to the easel and brush. If you are looking for some good reading and solid information to improve your skills, consider reading "There Are No Flesh Tones" recently published by Rick Rotante. Word has it that there is more to look forward to as he is just finishing a second book, coming out soon.
Rick will be doing a series of "master copies" to improve his skills, something to keep an eye out for when they exhibit them in the Mountain Arts Gallery soon.
Also and more importantly, I had to continue teaching. Having to show others what you know is a marvelous technique for personal growth.
Below are some of the results in this new style. I hope you like it.
