Rocky Rogers

born 1947 Ardmore, Oklahoma

BiographyRocky Rodgers was born in Oklahoma in 1947 and grew up in Texas and Los Angeles. He has been painting ans drawing since childhood. Rodgers di impressionistic and Oriental Style Paintings while stationed aboard a Navy ship during the Vietnamm era. When he left the service Rodgers attended the University of New Mexico Fine Arts where he studied contemporary abstract painting. Rodgers lived in Taos, where the countryside is as close as one's front door, since 1972, Rodgers enchanted by Norther New Mexico (In the region of the southern Rocky Mountains), Rodgers has since been unable to to stay away from his greatest love of depicting the contemorary Southwest in which he lives. The artist has earned most of his recognitions and his rewards from his regional illustrations that shine with a clarity of brilliant light; however, Rodgers has also won considerable respect and many awards on account of his fine abstract works. It is evident that, no matter in what direction Rodgers aims himself, he is a painter of the highest quality.

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