Charlotte Rossmann
Education
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL.,BA in Fine Arts, 1993
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.,MA in Counseling 2002

Most of the paintings on this website are available for purchase.
charrossmann@aol.com
Selected Exhibits:
March, 2010: Marisol Imports: 2516 Broadyway, Ste 100, Boulder Co.
Holiday Show in Longmont Dec. 4-6, 2009
Tortuga's in Longmont, Co. Sept-Oct 2009
Gallery Representation: Creative Eye Gallery 1004 S. Gaylord., Denver, CO
Barnes and Noble Cafe, Boulder, Co. April, 2007
Art Room Gallery, Niwot, Co
Alexandra Stevens, Santa Fe, Taos, New Mexico
Old Firehouse Art Center,. Longmont, CO
Spark Gallery, Denver Co
Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
Studio 1818, Denver , CO
Mackey Gallery, Denver, CO
Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO
Republic Plaza, Denver, CO
Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO
Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Emmanuel Gallery, Denver CO

Artist's Statement:

As a contemporary oil painter color harmony, color theory, use of color is the most important part of what I do. Form which is created by adding shading with darker colors or cooler colors comes next. Shapes, form and color come together to create a composition. Composition or design is how things are placed on the surface.
Contemporary, original art needs to have a feeling, impact, power. It comes from an attachment and connection to the artwork for a dynamic emotion. The subject matter has to have a relevancy for this to work. Yes, I distort, change images but the initial idea comes from reality, places I've visited, things I've seen or personal experiences. Intensity is the result of a personal link to the essence of the subject matter.

My Short-Lived Career as an Artist's Model and Hitting the Wall as an Artist

In my art career there came a time when I hit the wall, creatively speaking. I had run out of what I was doing. It was not so much a problem of inspiration but rather, direction.  I felt I lacked depth as an artist.

I signed up for a figure drawing class at Meramec Community College in St. Louis.  The instructor was Bob Lewis who does paintings of women. He was a good figure drawing instructor and he introduced cubism into the instruction. Prior to that I considered myself an expressionist. The way he taught cubism was a new for me. He directed me toward the artist, Cezanne who I had not realized was a cubist.  Bob explained, the way Cezanne breaks up space is through planes on the surface of his forms makes him the first cubist.  Even though, I liked Cezanne, I had never seen cubism in his art as I did now.  It opened new doors for me as an artist.  It was a more subtle take on cubism than I saw previously. 

Shortly after the class ended, I posed for Bob Lewis as the subject of one of his "woman paintings".  Quickly, I found that I had no future as an artist's model. It's very difficult to sit still for long periods of time while someone stares intently.  I'm sorry to say that I don't think he ever finished the painting, even after seemingly months of endless posing.  I gave up in frustration the idea of being an artist's model but drawing in pencil became my number one artistic expression for a few years.

For examples of my drawings from that time: Blog

Charlotte and Kat

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