Introduction
Rosemary Bennett has been painting since childhood. She has travelled to Europe three times on painting trips ...twice to France and once to Tuscany. She lives in Calgary, AB and is very active in the art scene in southern Alberta. She is proficient in many mediums but did paint exclusively in watercolours for twenty years. She is more an illustrationist with watercolour but uses all the techniques with the medium to produce the end result she desires. With watercolours one can be as loose, or as tight, as one desires. It is a very fluid medium, of course. Rosemary is the President of The Group Art Society of Calgary, an Active Member of The Federation of Canadian Artists, and Secretary of PastelArtist.ca. She continues to create and enjoys her time with art.
Story:
I had been in the Loire Valley on a painting trip for two weeks and ended the trip by going to Paris with a companion for four days. She was familiar with Paris as she lived there when she was young. She was a great tour guide and we did a whirlwind tour of the city with only four days to take it all in. We went to Montmatre and this cafe was just so colourful and full of life that I took reference photos and then painted it in watercolour later. This painting was included in my second solo show "Reflections of France ". I felt that watercolour was an extention of my feelings about being in the City of Lights...like watercolour was an apt medium to depict this scene. " Cafe on Montmartre " is a Watercolour on Winsor Newton paper 15 x 22 inches
