“Landscapes and the recurring road theme symbolize routes to a larger world where the details of my everyday life are put into their ‘proper place’. I use color and line to emphasize and exaggerate for visual impact. Time spent in search of photographs to reference for my painting – and then the act of painting those images – brings a kind of clarity to my life, and a window through which I’ve found a personally spiritual place.”

Janet Rothermel

 

“Rothermel's landscape paintings are awash in color. Her skies burn blue, her sunsets dazzle pink and red, and images with fall foliage are ablaze with red, yellow and orange. Her bold use of color isn't surreal or abstract. Instead, it seems to accentuate nature.”

Andrew Moore, Bend Bulletin