Brittle Star

Rosie is inspired by light and life, her work can be broadly split into two - the figure and the landscape, although fleeting encounters with a scene or scenario also generates work Rosie produces. Helicoidal pattern within composition connect a lot of her work - the spiralling form of the universe, DNA, shells, surf, clouds, can be found in a lot of her work. Rosie has always been concerned with the human condition – interaction with the environment, she has developed an ongoing series of woodcut prints concerned with observations and muse into the effects of consumption on the planet. Representation of the human form is an ongoing preoccupation - gender, the association of gender roles, femininity, masculinity and its depiction in Art. Rosie's prolific and has a large portfolio of work.

Rosie sold her first paintings when she was 15 years old; she has been making and selling her artwork for over three decades. She trained as an Archaeological site and find illustrator as part of a degree in Archaeology and Sociology. She then went on to study for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in secondary Art and Design, University of Plymouth, in the late 1990s. Rosie has taught in many educational environments and continues to teach from her studio Rosie and Red Art and Leather, she runs a monthly life drawing day and various Art workshops. She lives and works in Bideford in North Devon and has a passion for gardening and sea swimming.
 

Rosie trained in archaeological illustration, occasionally goes back to this medium when a treasure calls for it, this strange and ancient star fish was found washed up on the beach, its simple, but complex exoskeleton and spiralling form inspired the drawing.

Pen & Ink

45x45cm

Framed under glass