Parkpoint Sonoma
The artists exhibiting at Parkpoint Health Clubs are members of the club or our very own staff. The Buchanan family (Club owners) are delighted to showcase the art of their members and staff, and feel blessed to have their clubs enjoy such beautiful work. They are grateful to have so many talented artists in all three clubs. It has been a pleasure to share their appreciation of art with all the members and Parkpoint community.
If you would like to be considered for the opportunity to feature your artwork at Parkpoint Sonoma, send your website or photos to stephanie@parkpointhealthclub.com.
Stop by to see the current exhibit on display from Parkpoint member and artist:
ARTIST RECEPTION | FRI APRIL 19 | 4:30–6pm
Join us for light hors d’oeuvres & libations in the lobby. FREE TO MEMBERS & GUESTS.
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ANN ROSMARIN
I grew up in South Africa, in a beautiful, mountainous bushveld (grassy plain) area. After graduating with a B.A. Fine Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, I lived in London where I taught art and travelled in Europe for several years. Later, in Cleveland, Ohio, I built a landscape design business and furthered my painting and printmaking. I came to live in Sonoma County, California, in 2012 and I continue to develop my art and landscape design in this stunning area. Both these fields provide me with the opportunity of expressing who I am as an artist.
All my paintings begin with a strong drive to create a visual impression that evokes a particular mood and emotion: the fleeting, ephemeral quality of light and the physical forces of a landscape as seen from an aerial view, a seascape, the texture and colour of the walls in Tuscany, an African sunset, mountain vineyards, or a close up detail of a garden. I attempt to capture the essence of a landscape, often while travelling, and I later transform these quick sketches into a series of drawings, watercolours, and oil paintings. My paintings range from small and large scale to best capture that elusive sense of space.
I often face a blank canvas and allow one brushstroke to generate the next. I am always aware of the challenge between the genesis of an idea and its resolution on the canvas. It’s important for me to recognize and maintain evidence of this struggle: the imperfect marks I leave behind, the pentimenti, the reworked gestures, and layers, all dissolving the canvas surface in transparent light.
The forms and colours that I see in the surrounding landscapes constantly inspire me. My paintings hover in that visual field between impressionistic and the abstract. Ultimately it is in the process of painting itself that I find time to reflect. The immediacy of the image takes on a life of its own and I invite the spectator to take this journey with me.