Artist Statement

“My surreal sculptured paintings are lush landscapes featuring a road or path theme exploring the majesty of trees and the bold, intense color found in Nature along with Spirituality of life away from the chaos and hardships. My pieces have a tremendous amount of texture and depth, literally jumping off the canvas. This unique style leaves the viewer to contemplate the correlation between nature and the surreal.

I combine both paintbrush and pallet knife along with various other useful objects and applications to achieve various preliminary thicknesses of paint and texture. I then use sculpture and carving to enhance and create the richly textured paint on the canvas.

The brilliant layers of colors and vibrant contrasts create a calm, serene, and peaceful effect, which helps the mind connect to the universe through my contemporary approach to landscapes.

My paintings invite you to be inspired by the metaphor of the mystery and the journey of life along with a spiritual retreat to the viewer as I believe 3-dimensional texture not only enhances the boldness of the paint and the depth of the image but also allows the external light to impact upon the painting, creating a constant change of what the viewer observes.”

-Rolley C Bateman III

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Artist Biography

  • Northeastern Illinois University 1975 to 1976 BFA

  • Northern Illinois University 1970 to 1972

  • Harper College 1968 to 1970

  • St. Viator High School 1964 to 1968

  • Guest Artist at Harper College 1994, 1995, 1996

  • Guest Artist at Chicago Public H.S. Various Times

  • Guest Artist at Round Lake Middle School

  • Guest Artist at Chicago Public H.S. Various Times

  • Cantigny Art Show 2005, 2010

  • Barrington Art Show 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011

  • LaGrange Art Show 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Uptown Art Festival 2005

  • Arlington Hts. Art Show 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

  • Riverside Art Show 2008

  • Cuneo Gardens Art Show 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Highwood Art Festival 2007, 2008, 2010

  • Glencoe - Festival of the Masters 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Palatine Art Show 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

  • Glenview - Art of the Glen 2005, 2006, 2010

  • Skokie - North Shore Art Show 2008

  • Palatine - Positive Strokes Art Gallery 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2007

  • Guest Artist Northwest Suburban Art League

  • Guest Artist at Park Ridge Art Counsel

  • Morton Arboretum 2007

  • Bank of Palatine 2000, 2002, 2008

  • Long Grove Art Fest 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Evanston - Around Fountain Square Art Show 2002, 2003, 2004

  • Chicago Botanic Garden Art Show 2002

  • Buffalo Grove Art Show, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2011, 2016

  • Woodstock Art in the Garden 2009, 2011

  • Northbrook Art in the Park 2001

  • Northbrook Court - North Shore Art League 2002

  • One of a Kind Show - Chicago Merchandise Mart 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007

  • Libertyville - Art in the Park 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Geneva Fine Art Show 2006, 2007

  • St. Charles Art Show 2006, 2007, 2009

  • Gold Coast Art Show 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

  • Lincolonshire Art Fest 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010