Last month, I kicked off a new monthly “Artist Spotlight” series as a fun way to highlighting some amazing artists and share their beautiful work with you.  This month, we’re featuring the colorfully creative painter Kerri Rosenthal.
One of my favorite paintings of Kerri’s is featured for February on our free printable 2016 artist collaboration calendar that we shared last month here.
I love this picture above of Kerri that she sent me because after years of following along with her on Instagram here, this is exactly how I envisioned her painting away and playing with fun colors in her studio. Â Kerri’s passion for painting and color is such a joy to see and her work is so inspiring and happy.
Kerri has a fashion background and the Modern Works on Canvas series from Kerri Rosenthal stem directly from the influences of her prior professional life and her formal education.  As the styles of fashion impacted her retail and wholesale clothing career, the palette of colors from décor and fashion inform her paintings.
via Kerri Rosenthal
After graduating from the NYU School of Fashion and Communications, Kerri spent 10 years working for Oilily, a Dutch company based in Amsterdam. As Kerri spent extensive time in Holland both working for Oilily and as President of Oilily’s US subsidiary Cakewalk, she was affected by the sights, feel and colors of the Netherlands and Northern Europe.  What is so ironic about this is when my daughter was little, I was obsessed with Cakewalk clothes and dressed my girl in them all the time.
Here are a few of my favorite works of Kerri’s:
via Kerri Rosenthal
via Kerry Rosenthal
via Kerri Rosenthal
Kerri’s works today are inspired by her amplified interpretation of the colors she experiences on her daily travels passing through the vistas of the Saugatuck Valley as well as the beach areas  of Long Island Sound.
via Kerri Rosenthal
via Kerri Rosenthal
Kerri’s works continue to be strongly influenced by her fashion aesthetic and close study of contemporary furnishings with an emphasis on modern European designs.
via Kerri Rosenthal
via Kerri Rosenthal
You can find out more about Kerri and see more of her beautiful paintings on her website here.
If you missed last month’s Artist Spotlight, you can find that post featuring Christina Baker’s work here.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Cheers!
Cyndy
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