My work is based on the tradition of the early California Impressionist plein-air painters. The works are in pastel with a watercolor underpainting, watercolor and oils, done on site or from my photos. My paintings investigate the local scenery of the high desert and the Eastern Sierra mountains. I like to explore lighting effects and […]
Rosemary Bandes is an award-winning artist, known for prolific work of California impressionist landscapes. She works from her own photographs and on site in California and other locales. Her work is characterized by her use of strong underpainting colors to give her landscapes a dramatic and modern look. Rosemary’s work has been shown in galleries […]
The Pastel Journey I paint with pastels. That’s what I do. Several generations of painters before me set the stage for my entry into the art arena. As a child, I lived in the country, sitting in the tall grass with a drawing pad and pencil while my horses grazed beside me. At age 11, […]
I am generally a plein air painter. That means in simple terms that I paint outside. The smaller studies that I create en plein air provide me with all the information I need to take into the studio and create larger works. I also enjoy doing still life paintings. I have a large garden that […]
Borrowing the words of William H. Davies in his poem “Leisure,” A poor life this is if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. There is tremendous beauty in this world — simple beauty — that we often overlook without a second thought as we speed ever increasingly toward a tomorrow […]