Imaginative and Surreal Three-Dimensional Art

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Add unique luxurious accents to your living or working spaces with my original sculptured paintings. I offer a range of 3-D artworks inspired by nature, pathways, and journeys. Browse my online art gallery to catch a glimpse of the most recent paintings and exhibits.

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.”

Artist’s Bio

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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

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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

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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

Sculptured Paintings by Rolley Bateman III

Rolley Bateman III

Adrress: 1229 Thomas Dr, Woodstock, IL 60098 | Phone:

(815) 814-0050 | Email: rolley@rolley-art.com