The mermaids have long been the stuff of legends. The beautiful young women, often with the tail of a fish, snake, fish or seal, use their beauty to lure innocent seafarers into the deep where they perish. But mermaids can also have magical healing powers. This charming mermaid artwork will speak to those who yearn
Lots of excitement as Yoyoi Kusama’s installation art “Infinity Mirrors” exhibit comes to the Art Gallery of Ontario. Yoyoi is a Japanese avant garde artist, a contemporary of Andy Warhol who preceded the era of pop art. Yoyoi is presently 89 years old. She has lived most of her life in an asylum in Japan
This fun piece, entitled “Intermission” is one of three pieces being auctioned off at the upcoming fundraiser for the Port Stanley Festival Theatre. This gala event will happen in early May at the theatre. As with many of my pieces, this one is intended to entertain and tickle the viewer’s fancy. The theatre railing, starry
One of my favorite artists is Gustav Klimt, a painter well before his time. An Austrian artist, born in 1862, died 1918. He was a member of the Vienna Secession movement, a new highly decorative aesthetic style -definitely not based on academic tradition. One of his most famous works was called “The Kiss”. In it,
Once again the Port Stanley Festival Theatre and the Association of Port Stanley Artists have collaborated in bringing, fresh and exciting new art to theatre audiences as the new 2018 season begins. The first offering of the season harkens back to the 60’s and 70’s. This surreal piece draws its inspiration from a famous music
Once in a while an image sparks my imagination. That was the beginnings of a piece entitled ”Such Sport”. Their work harkens back to a Mother Goose nursery rhyme. Mother Goose was said to originate in England in the 1700’s. She appeared as an elderly Welsh woman wearing a tall hat and a shawl and
This fun piece entitled “Bad to the Bone” will speak to anyone who is a Harley Davidson fan, or a lover of dogs. This quartet features a Mastiff, a beagle, a border collie and a husky. The Harley is a real beauty! It is perched on a gold background. To see this piece up close
The HIGHWAYMEN was a group of African- American artists who produced colourful local Floridian art from the 1950’s to 1980’s. They were a group of 26 artists from Fort Pierce who sold 200,000 paintings using oil-based paints on board (a type of roofing material. ) They were outsider artists who sold out of the trunks
The MORSE MUSEUM in Winter Park, near Orlando in Florida, contains the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany 1848-1933. These gorgeous stained glass pieces are part of his legacy. This fabulous metallic turquoise vase is a sample of art glass by Steuben in Corning, New York – circa 1906. Stunning!
Thrilled to Welcome you to my new website rosemarynagel.com . Now I will be able to show you my new work, and offer you the opportunity to view a gallery of my recent work and to browse through my on-line store. Here is a sample of the offerings: Entitled “Romeo”, this fun piece arrives just