Rosemary Cotnoir

I am a landscape and abstract painter. I work in a variety of mediums.  My body of work is in oil and acrylic and I am currently experimenting with patterns and movement.  I use forms that are derived from nature and classical motifs, i.e. branching, spirals, lines, dots, waves, and symbols. I am a fan of Gustav Klimt's work.

I work by sketching elements to find the most pleasing composition while making notes about color and light.  I paint from memory letting color and imagination guide me.

I attended the New York/Phoenix School of Design, New York, NY, studied life drawing and watercolor at the Silvermine Artists Guild, Norwalk, CT and a  painting course at Yale University in New Haven, CT.  I also studied stone carving at the Guilford Art Center with Darrell Petit and Andrew Davis.  I studied interior design at The New York School of Interior Design, New York, NY.