Rosie Dorsett
Painter (Manly, NSW)

Rosie is a figurative and abstract painter based on the northern beaches in Sydney. Her work is influenced by the impressionists, fauves and expressionists.

Rosie's subject matter comes mainly from her immediate surroundings, still life, landscape, reflections, shadows etc. interesting shapes or line. She is interested in form, colour and texture, and paints using a variety of methods and techniques; she likes to push the image and composition to see where it can go or either work quickly and vigorously; the subject matter itself is not always as important as creating a sense of balance.

"A lecturer from college once said that painting is ..'constructing and building; creating something from nothing, using raw materials'. I don't think I really understood that so much then but feel that that's what painting is for me now, The 'raw materials' that I mainly use are oils and charcoal and my aim is to keep expanding my palette and application methods."

Rosie is available for commissioned work. For information please contact her below.

Studies:
1989 - National Art School Fine Arts Certificate
1990 - National Art School Drawing
1993 - National Art School Fine Arts Diploma
2002 - Brookvale Tafe college Fine Arts Diploma Maj. Painting

Group Exhibitions:
1993 Cell Block National Arts (Graduating Students)
1998 Avoca Fine Art Gallery Avoca NSW
1999 Hawksbury River Art Gallery NSW
2000 Grand Gallery Wyong Central coast
2002 Manly Art Gallery & Museum (Graduating Students Brookvale TAFE)
2003 Gosford Regional Art Gallery Gosford NSW
2004 The Captain Cook Gallery Darlinghurst Sydney

Contact Rosie Dorsett