Contemporary Drawings and Paintings by Annette Rolston

Artist's Statement

As a painter and printmaker, my main concern is attempting to capture my personal inner visions and the associated feelings in my artwork.

I concentrate mainly on producing large intricate works on paper. The way in which I work is based on intuition and drawing. Over my entire art career I have sketched and drawn profusely, working spontaneously to allow imagery to emerge with little conscious interference. The images are of intricate patterns and archetypal symbols relating to themes such as fertility and growth in nature and the universal link with man and woman.

The drawings are complex, delicate and sensitive. They touch on an 'otherness' I feel in life, a sense of the beyond, of spirit in man and nature.

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'Creatures Moving Towards The Source'
mixed media on paper

'Flow Of Energy'
pen & Ink on paper

'Flower Woman'
mixed media on paper

'Night Bear'
mixed media on paper

'Creature Tree'
mixed media on paper

'Dreaming Woman'
mixed media on paper

'The Gift'
acrylic on canvas

'Aurora'
acrylic on canvas

'Constellation'
mixed media on paper

'River Spine'
acrylic on canvas

'Earth Roots'
pen & Ink on paper

'Hair Nest'
pen & pencil on paper

'Soul Swimmer'
acrylic on canvas

'Pebble Path'
mixed media on paper

'Blue Flower'
pen & Ink on paper

'Man, Woman, River'
mixed media on paper

'Hair Flow'
pen & pencil on paper

'Cascade'
mixed media on paper

'3 Purple Symbols'
mixed media on paper

'Earth Spirit'
ink & pastel on paper
SOLD

'Water Symbol'
ink & pastel on paper

'Feminine Tree'
ink & pastel on paper
SOLD

'Tree of Life'
mixed media on paper
SOLD

'Wave Symbols'
mixed media on paper

'Tree Woman'
mixed media on paper
SOLD

'Baby Leaf'
mixed media on paper

'Fertile Tree'
ink & pastel on paper
SOLD

'Large Leaf'
ink & pastel on paper

'Swimming Through The Ether'
ink & pastel on paper