Closer to the Edge Painting

Vern Rollin was born in Key West Florida and grew up in Florida, California and Texas. He began his professional career in 1988, creating Abstract Paintings, Landscapes and Mixed Media constructions. His work is a reflection of his love of nature, and his lifelong journey in pursuit of harmony and balance. Having traveled extensively, his work has been heavily influenced by his journey through life. Music plays a key role in driving the imagination that is the force behind his work. Natural gifts and sensitivity to the world around him have played the largest role in his success as an artist. While schooling and instruction from noteworthy artists expanded his knowledge of Art, Art History and technical skill, Vern feels that the greatest achievements are made when you create from inner feeling, emotion, and respect for your art and the process of creating thought out and purposefully crafted artworks.. A true visionary Artist, Vern has won multiple Awards as a Painter, Sculptor and Mixed Media Artist.He believes that growth can only be achieved by continual change and a desire to constantly improve. " I create each painting to be felt and enjoyed for a long time." He says, " My collectors honor me when they buy a piece of my work and knowing that they have chosen one of my paintings to become a part of their home or business pushes me to continually grow as an Artist and as a person. I have been a Fine Artist for thirty years. My work is a record of my journey and of my love and observation of the world close up. What a blessing to have to have been able to communicate my thoughts and feelings through my work and share them with others. To have paid for my time here by doing something worthwhile and leaving something behind, has enriched my life beyond words. I learned to paint on the land itself by watching the play of sunlight through trees and across fields. The way cracks formed in mud by a rivers edge and the ripples waves carved in the sand along the beach. Thousands of hours in nature, hiking, studying, and painting the images I saw in nature have shaped me into the Artist I am today. Painting is not my work. It is my life, my passion. I paint to reach beyond my life, to communicate in a very direct way that speaks from my heart with no illusions. Sharing this is my reason for being." Through my work, this work, I express my soul and all my perceptions of life.