Description:                                   PROPERTY OF ARTIST ROSSANA KELTON

Rossana Kelton ‘Rossi’ (B. 1960)

Signed, titled and date ‘Australian Eucalyptus Tree’, February, Atlanta, 2016 (on the reverse)

Oil on canvas

24 x 36 in. (60 x 91 cm)

Painted in 2016

Provenance:

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 has friends that traveled to the areas of New Britain, New Guinea, and Mindanao. Rossi's inspiration was the rainbow Eucalyptus trees known as Eucalyptus deglupta, found in the area of Mindanao or Ceram. She was inspired by the variety of colors in the stringybark of these trees that resemble the colors of the rainbow. Blues, reds, yellows, orange, violets, and greens of their bark inspired Rossi to paint these beautiful trees. She used the impasto technique of adding large amounts of oil painting material to create the shape of the trees. She also used a Dick Blick Premier Cotton Canvas and Windsor and Newton, Utretch and Senelier handmade oil colors. She only ships artwork stretched right now. Delivery includes packaging materials and a Masonite-like board to protect the work.