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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee Roger has
traveled and studied in many places across the
United States. These experiences as well as history,
nature, and architecture inspire his oil paintings.
Roger is an avid "plein air" painter
and has traveled coast-to-coast painting the
beautiful scenery across our country. He also
paints selected figurative, genre, and still
lifes .
Roger’s education consists of studies with
accomplished artists Dawn Whitelaw, Scott Christensen,
George Strickland and Ralph Oberg, as well as
through the writings and works of Edgar Payne,
John F. Carlson, and Andrew Wyeth. Currently
he actively participates with professional art
organizations Plein Air Painters of the Southeast,
the Cumberland Society of Painters, and is a
signature member of Oil Painters of America.
Roger's oil paintings have been displayed in
galleries throughout the United States and
have won many awards. Honors include the Oil
Painters
of America National Juried Exhibition, Tennessee
Art League Juried Show, Central South Juried
Show, and the Hendersonville Artist Guild.
He has donated paintings for select charity fundraisers
and his works are owned by private collectors
across the country and include many well-known
celebrities and major corporations.
2005 Award of Merit, Plein Air Competition and
Art Festival, Easton
2004 Best of Show, 39th Annual Central South
Exhibition
2004 President of the Plein Air Painters of the
Southeast
2004 Salon International Juried Exhibition (Greenhouse
Gallery)
2004 International Artist magazine - 100 Ways
to Paint Landscapes and 100 Ways to Paint Seascapes, Rivers
and Lakes
2003-2004 Oil Painters of America National Juried
Exhibition
2003 Central South Juried Exhibition, Memorial
Award
2003 Group Landscape Show, Hanson Gallery
2003 Two Person Show, Gallery of Franklin
2002-2003 Chestnut Group Paintout and Exhibition
2001 Tennessee Art League Spring Juried Exhibition,
1st Place
2001 One Man Show, Hendersonville Artist Guild
2000 Central South Juried Exhibition
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