Roger Carver

I am basically a naturalistic\representational painter and I am attracted first by the contrast of light and shadows, colors, and then by textures and detail. My struggle is to find a balance among those elements. It is something I am always working towards as I seek to capture some of the detail that interests me and that provides context for the viewer. At some point in the process, each painting, each subject, asks for its own approach and treatment – if you are patient enough to listen.

In Landscape paintings, it’s that fleeting moment in time and the feeling of the light and air, that I strive most to capture. I want the viewer to feel as though they are experiencing that moment in time and place. My goal is to capture the truth about the subject without over embellishment of the main idea – the feeling of being there in the light and air.