Current teacher at Place des Arts (2024/2025 season)
Biography
I enjoy painting through the inspiration of the beauty that surrounds me.
Bernadette Rollin was born and raised in Switzerland where from early childhood she loved to draw, paint and do crafts. Bernadette began exploring decorative painting, which she fully explored for over ten years before discovering the beauty of watercolour painting. Since 1999, the technique and media of her art has evolved to include pastels, oils, acrylics, ink stamping and layering of porous material, all of which have challenged her to further explore the inner depths of her art and creativity. Through the inspiration of Bernadette’s love of gardening, outdoor activities and nature these themes are all incorporated throughout her art work. Bernadette’s beautiful paintings truly reflect her love of nature resulting in producing works of art that are rich in their visual delight. Bernadette, a Founding Member of the Art Focus Art Group is an Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Over the years, Bernadette has participated in many selected solo and group exhibitions with artwork collected by a number of Government agencies as well as by art collectors around the world. Currently, Bernadette as well as being a practicing and well respected Artist in the Tri-Cities, has shared her extensive knowledge as an educator teaching her love for her art mediums as well teaching her yoga classes.
Artist Statement
My painting Spring Meadow was created in multi-layers using watercolour and gouache mediums.
I was inspired when this vision came to me as I marvelled at the beauty amongst the trees seeing through to the golden light of the meadows, a treasured moment of time!
When teaching the children, seeing their excitement and helping in expanding each of their own artistic abilities this has always added so much to my own way of being and seeing.