R R  S t u d i o  ~  F i n e  A r t

Artist's Statement and Bio

My work is representational. My work is nature-based. Nature is my starting point, in both theme and color. The push of the land, the sweep of the field or the water, the angles of the tree line, all give me my inspiration. Local color - with the light playing against it - is my motivation. Moving from a mode of realism towards abstraction allows me to give my colors more expressive power. Oils are still my preferred medium, but I often paint en plein air with soft pastels as a medium - their portability makes for easier access to vistas. Often my landscapes are from peripheral glimpses grab my attention, and demand to be recorded. Some of the influences on my art have the basic simplicity of Milton Avery, the intimacy and refinement of Georgia O’Keefe, and the startling effects of the luscious color combinations of Wolf Kahn.

Painting professionally since the early '80's, Randel Rogers has won numerous awards and fellowships for her representational landscapes. Her degree in studio art is from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, with further studies at The Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Additional instruction has come from Wolf Kahn, William Willis, David Gallup, Mary Belle Meade, C.L. MacNelly, J. Robert Burnell, and JohnTorres.

Selected Exhibitions

Visual Arts Festival, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA, 2007

IHMRS Exposition, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NY, NY, 2007

Nautica 2007, The Ventura County Maritime Museum,2007

Artexpo New York 2007, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NY, NY, 2007

Harbor Village Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2007

Buenaventura Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2007

IHMRS Exposition, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NY, NY, 2006

Buenaventura Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2006

Harbor Village Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2006

Ventura County Arts Council, Ventura, Ca, 2005

San Buenaventura Artists’ Union, Ventura, CA, 2005

Hangar Gallery North Art, Santa Monica, CA, 2005

Malibu Colony Gallery, Malibu, CA, 2005

Headwaters Corner for The Mountains Restoration Trust, Calabasas, CA, 2005

The Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA, 2004

Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica College, CA, 2004

Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA, 2003

Weisman Museum, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, 2003

The Red Mill Gallery, VSC Fellowship, Johnson,VT, 2002

Annual MAA Member Show, Malibu, CA, 2002

Montmartre in Malibu, Malibu, CA, 2002

The Rail Stop Gallery, The Plains, VA, 2001

The Byrne Gallery, Warrensburg, VA, 2001

The Art Gallery at The Henry Clay Inn, Ashland, VA, 2000, 2001

National Institute of Health - Corcoran Alumnae Show, 2000

Gallery West, Old Town Alexandria, VA, 2000

2000 Views - Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicot City, MD, 1999

Gallery 32-35, Richmond, VA, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Art-Wave International Show(WWW), 1997

PIVA Graphics RegionalCompetition, 1996,1997

National Orchid Society, Washington, DC, 1996,1997,1998

Arts Council of Richmond, VA, 1995

Shockoe Bottom Arts Center, Richmond, VA, 1994(2), 1995

Martha Mabey Gallery, Richmond, VA, 1994

Cornell Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, 1992

Delaplain Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD, 1991

Coastal Exchange Show, Richmond Arts Council, VA, 1989

Olde Towne Gallery, Portsmouth, VA, 1989

VCCA Fellowship, Sweet Briar, VA, 1987,1988

Philip Morris USA, Richmond, VA, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993

Washington DC Sculptors' and Gravers' Society, 1986

Veerhoff Galleries, Washington, DC, 1985

Seawall Art Festival, Portsmouth, VA, 1985,1986,1988,1989

Jewish Community Center, Richmond, VA, 1984

Public and Corporate Collections

The Fine Arts Museum of Portsmouth, Virginia

George Washington University Medical Center,   Washington, DC

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church,   Richmond, Virginia

Georgetown University,   Washington, DC

National Association of Letter Carriers,   Washington, DC

Winston and Strawn,   Washington, DC

The Woodlawn Collection,   Bethesda, Maryland

Condado Beach Holiday Inn,   San Juan, Puerto Rico

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts,   Sweet Briar, Virginia

Virginia Properties/Richmond Relocation,   Richmond, Virginia

Winston and Strawn,   New York, New York

Media General,   Richmond, Virginia

Corporate Commissions

Department of Defense,   The Pentagon  (murals)

Georgetown University

Faison Associates at The James Center

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church

S.W. Gray, Inc.

H. C. Kresge

Christos Dedes Architecture (Athens, Greece)

Fog Island Café on Nantucket (Massachusetts)

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