Michael Rodman's 2011 Artist Statement
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Artist Statement
My latest series of work is entitled “Streets of San Francisco – Revisited”.
I drive from street to street on Russian Hill and Nob Hill areas taking photos of each vista, usually out in the crosswalk, dodging the oncoming traffic. I paint dramatic compositions that natives take for granted as they drive to work or walk home in the City. I focus on the urban environment including all the overhead cables and wires.
I started painting “en plein air” on the Peninsula, in the tradition of the “The Society of Six” and the French Impressionists. Five years ago, I moved from traditional brush work to my new bold palette knife paint application. What sets my work apart from traditional cityscape painters, is my juicy paint application and clean colors. I paint smaller original oil studies on the streets of San Francisco and larger canvases in my studio at Hunter’s Pt. Naval Shipyard.
Collectors say that I capture the “California Light” in my paintings. They remark how they look photographic from far away and yet have a “sculptural quality” when viewed up close.
You can almost feel the paint stroke and it's energy as it is applied.
Michael Rodman - 2011
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