Artist Information:
John Roof
san marcos, TX
United States
Member Since: May 2006
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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
I graduated from Texas Tech in
December, 1973, with a BFA in
studio painting. I thought at
that time the world was
waiting for me. I never
stopped painting, drawing, or
growing after graduation, but
when my wife, Betsy, and I
moved to Staples, Texas and
bought the General Store,
things started to happen.
Lamartine, Aries, was to Van
Gogh what Staples is to me.
Staples is a very small
forgotten village on the San
Marcos River. There are
unspoiled fields where wheat,
corn, and maize are grown, and
live oaks and pecan trees have
flourished since long before
the arrival of the white man.
In the spring the wild flowers
have no end. The sky changes
with every breath. The trees
speak of color unknown to a
painter’s pallet, and when the
wind touches them, magic.
Nature is an organized
confusion that comes together
with color. To be able to
walk alone in these fields, to
watch the approaching storms,
to hear the movement of the
river, and to feel the wind is
nothing less than perfection.
I now paint everyday and take
photographs by the hundreds.
I have found my garden.
John A. Roof
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Artist Exhibitions:
1. Lubbock Art Festival Alumni
Show Lubbock, Tx. 2006
2. Home Grown, solo painting,
Texas State University, San
Marcos May 2006
3. Solo show Oliver Charles
Gallery, Houston, Tx. July
2006
4. American Juried Art Salon,
Online juried show Sept 2006
5. Canvas Gallery, Eldia de
los Muertos Show, Oct. ...
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Artist Galleries:
Rive Gauche Comtemporary 15507
N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale,
AZ. 85254
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John Roof's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to John Roof's Portfolio.
Artist Statement
I graduated from Texas Tech in December, 1973, with a BFA in studio painting. I thought at that time the world was waiting for me. I never stopped painting, drawing, or growing after graduation, but when my wife, Betsy, and I moved to Staples, Texas and bought the General Store, things started to happen. Lamartine, Aries, was to Van Gogh what Staples is to me.
Staples is a very small forgotten village on the San Marcos River. There are unspoiled fields where wheat, corn, and maize are grown, and live oaks and pecan trees have flourished since long before the arrival of the white man. In the spring the wild flowers have no end. The sky changes with every breath. The trees speak of color unknown to a painter’s pallet, and when the wind touches them, magic.
Nature is an organized confusion that comes together with color. To be able to walk alone in these fields, to watch the approaching storms, to hear the movement of the river, and to feel the wind is nothing less than perfection. I now paint everyday and take photographs by the hundreds. I have found my garden.
John A. Roof
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