Rodrica Tilley

Exuberant Garden

2014

Soft pastel on sanded pastel paper

20 x 44 in

Sold

Artist's Statement

I have been painting the landscape for over four decades.  I find beauty in weather, plants and light.  Much of my painting is completed out of doors, sometimes in one sitting, a few hours long, en plein air.  I grew up and discovered my love of art in hayfields and antique apple trees on the banks of the Susquehanna River. 

Statement about works in the VERMONT SUMMER GROUP SHOW

Each year my gardens burst into bloom with fresh colors and textures.  The gardens help to sustain the birds and beasts who live here.  Painting and living in the gardens, pleases and sustains me.  The paintings provide a way for me to share the essential beauty of the land with other humans.

Biography

Rodrica Tilley is a painter working in pastel and watercolor, with a background in freelance illustration.  Tilley’s work is rooted in a passion for the natural lifecycle.  The artist shares this vibrant view of beauty through her use of intense pigments, bright contrasts, and luminous textures.  Tilley’s work is reproduced in numerous print editions of Horticulture Magazine and Woman's Day.  The artist’s current work focuses on painting the weather, plants, and light of the garden. Tilley’s process, through helping to maintain the life of her garden, then sustains her creative life in return.

Follow Us

23 Canal Street, Town of Rockingham, Bellows Falls, Vermont

Open Wednesday ~ Saturday 11am - 5pm 

Copyright © 2017-2019 Canal Street Art Gallery all rights reserved