Abandoned Places by Laurel Rossnagel
Abandoned Places is a montage of Old Buildings living out the their lives with grace and dignity, decaying slowly back to the earth. Still Life and Homestead Abandoned are framed and the artwork measures 20 ×16, the other two pieces Old Prairie Farm Yard and Abandoned Not Forgotten measure 20” wide × 16” high and are not framed.
Abandoned Places is a montage of Old Buildings living out the their lives with grace and dignity, decaying slowly back to the earth. Still Life and Homestead Abandoned are framed and the artwork measures 20 ×16, the other two pieces Old Prairie Farm Yard and Abandoned Not Forgotten measure 20” wide × 16” high and are not framed.
Abandoned Places is a montage of Old Buildings living out the their lives with grace and dignity, decaying slowly back to the earth. Still Life and Homestead Abandoned are framed and the artwork measures 20 ×16, the other two pieces Old Prairie Farm Yard and Abandoned Not Forgotten measure 20” wide × 16” high and are not framed.
I was born and raised on a mixed farm along the edge of the Qu’Appelle Valley twenty-five miles west of Regina, Saskatchewan. I attribute my prairie roots and farm upbringing for my strength of observation, as well as a reputation as a representational artist of landscape, buildings, flora, and fauna. I have always had an interest in learning through personal trial and error thus am mostly a self-taught artist. Art came natural and I started painting when I was 10.
In July 2006, I retired after a 30 year career at the University of Saskatchewan to concentrate on art. Over the years, I have completed numerous commissioned pieces and held over thirty solo exhibitions as well as participating in group show and sales. I have completed over 600 paintings so far and plan many more to come.
I have been fortunate to travel extensively and have sold artwork locally, nationally, and internationally. Supporting charity fundraisers and great causes is very important to me and I do so annually.
In 2018, my husband and I moved to Victoria which provided new scenery to paint and opportunities to share my art. In Spring of 2023, we returned home to Saskatoon.
A few of my paintings can now been viewed at Dandelion Art Framing & Gallery, 2207 1st Ave N., Saskatoon.