Grand Teton Adventure II

Rossana Kelton ‘Rossi’ (B. 1960)

Signed, titled and date ‘Grand Teton Adventure', July, Atlanta, 2016 (on the reverse)

Oil on canvas

18 x 24 in. (46 x 61 cm)

Painted in 2016

Provenance:

Fickle Pickle, Roswell, Georgia 2018

Collection of Artist, Rossana ‘Rossi’ Kelton, 2018

Condition Report: 

The condition of this painting can vary widely and the nature of the paint sold means that they are unlikely to be in perfect condition. Paintings are sold in the condition that they are at the time of sale.

Essay

Rossi's creation is an oil painting study in the Plein air movement of the Hudson River School of Artists. “Grand Teton Adventure” utilizes a warm color palette scheme including some warm Ultramarine blue, Yellow ochre, Cobalt violet and Phthalo Green . The dramatic forms and vigorous technique reflects the British aesthetic theory of sublime in nature. The painting began with an outdoor sketch in oils.  Light influenced the form of the mountains and trees. Illumination of the snow in the mountains demonstrated her attention to detail. Her preference for an image created at dawn led to this study of early light in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.