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“TREES SHELTER US FROM THE STORMS
THEY TEACH US BEAUTY GROWS WITH AGE
THEY GIVE US THE AIR WE BREATHE
THEY EXPLODE IN COLORS WE NEVER THOUGHT
POSSIBLE
THE NATURE OF TREES REMINDS US THAT THERE
ARE BIGGER THINGS IN LIFE THEN US”


SCULPTURED
PAINTINGS
COMBINING PAINTING, IMPASTO AND SCULPTURE
IN A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO
LANDSCAPE PAINTING

ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings are lush landscapes featuring
SCULPTURED PAINTING ( heavy dimensional
impasto), with a road or path theme exploring the
majesty of trees. I combine both paintbrush and
pallet knife techniques, along with various other
painting objects and various thicknesses of paint
using sculpture and carving to enhance the richly
textured canvas.    The brilliant layers of colors and
vibrant contrast create a calm, serene, effect with an
emphasis using a very contemporary approach.  My
paintings invite you to be inspired by the metaphor
of the mystery and the journey of life and offer a
spiritual retreat to the viewer. 3-dimensional texture
not only enhances the boldness of the paint and the
depth of the image; but also allows the external light
to impact upon the painting creating a constant
change of what the viewer observes.
We reach for goals at
heights
as do the trees that don't
give up reaching for the
heavens
With non-organic
boundaries
the trees have to branch
out
and overcome the struggle
of
a grilled Iron fence as do
we
when there are walls put up
against us, forcing to not
see
days at all, until we fight
to see the sunlight
then are we only able to
grow
shaking off our dead
withered
leaves like trees.

"KATHERINE ANNE  
BATEMAN"
SCULPTURED PAINTINGS  
ROLLEY BATEMAN III
SOLD