2001 - 2008 Painting and Photography

2008    A Sense of Place: Paintings and Photogenic Works by Raemon Rolfe

             13 June – 5 July, 2008   Solo show at Taylor Jensen Fine Arts  Palmerston North

A Sense of Place was an exhibition of 25 oil paintings, and 20 small photographic works - Summer Grasses series 1 and 2, using traditional darkroom and printing out techniques (see below).                 

The landscape paintings record the shifting moods evoked by light as it is absorbed and reflected from the vast skies, rolling plains and bordering mountain ranges of the lower North Island. It is a horizontal landscape of sweeping horizons, fences, straight roads, railway lines, power lines, windbreaks and background mountain ranges with long cloud formations above.

For Information regarding the availability of works in this series contact Raemon Rolfe at raemonrolfe@inspire.net.nz

Swing Bridge, Opiki                 

2008  oil on acrylic on board   800 x 1000 mm

Private Collection   

'Over the Wine-Dark Sea', Foxton Beach
2007  800 x 1000 mm,  Oil on emulsion with sand on canvas

Hedge, Manawatu
900 x 1200mm 2007  Oil on board
P.O.A

Foxton Beach House
 2007,  600 x 600 mm Oil on emulsion with sand on canvas

Manawatu Gorge
2007,  600 x 600 mm Oil on emulsion with sand on canvas
Private collection

Tararuas with Morning LightOil on Canvas.   Private colleciton

Frontal Rain, Manawatu
Oil on canvas.   Private collection

Morning Rain, Manawatu   P.O.A.

Summer Grasses  Series 2
Photogenic works (Unique silver gelatin prints contact printed in sunlight
each 200 x 250 mm

2005 New Paintings by Raemon Rolfe 10 May – 2 June 2005 

Solo show at Thermostat Gallery Palmerston North 

Man entering a Cave
1000 x 800 mm,  2005  Oil on emulsion with sand on board
Private collection