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Billings, MT, 59101
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    • Rolinda Stotts
    • Jim Hagstrom
    • Janell James
    • Tobias Sauer
    • Chance Robinson
    • Ezra Tucker
    • Leland Stewart
    • John Lintott
    • Kathryn Ashcroft
    • Mike Caskey
    • Rob Akey
    • Loretta Domaszewski
    • Stacey Peterson
    • David Shingler
    • Kay Stratman
    • Aaron Schuerr
    • Pete Zaluzec
    • Abraham Quintus
    • Beau de Lomenie
    • John Hull
    • Amy Karnes
    • Estate Artwork
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    • Gerald Painter
    • Tobin Capp
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Reflections of Time

Rolinda Stotts

Rolinda Stotts grew up on a dairy farm working with animals and earth, growing crops and building fences, learning to nurture life and respect nature. This is where her life as an artist began.
The lessons of balance and harmony that she learned on the farm are invaluable in expressing her feelings and experiences on canvas. Some of her subject matter comes from early childhood experiences on the farm, but still more comes from her life with her children. She loves seeing the world simplified through their eyes.

Her paintings are more of an essence of nature, not a literal representation of it. A strand of aspens stirs an emotion inside of her that she is trying to capture on canvas. You will notice a lot of familial references in the titles of her paintings like “Three Sisters, “Protecting the Little One,” and “Family of Five.” This is no accident. In order to replicate the effect of extreme age and texture, Rolinda created a process called Bella Rotta – beautiful broken. Using a complex ten-step process allows Rolinda to manipulate her work, and evolve it to the essence of having survived centuries. She starts with making her own canvas. Once the canvas has been properly prepared, she is ready to paint using hand mixed oils.
Oils imbue a depth of richness in the color, and when carefully overlaid, will convey a mood in the art. Rolinda’s layering of color builds an effect unlike newly created art. She is sharing the mystery and emotion of the deep heritage she feels while working. The emotion of each work overtakes her and she speaks through her art. In Rolinda’s art, the cracks are real, it is not a “crackle finish,” and she encourages people to touch and feel the work. Most people are drawn to the tactile nature of the painting and she wants to engage the sense of touch.
Throughout the entire painting process, she uses her hands to gently age the new image. Then, Rolinda adheres the painting to a self-constructed wooden frame. She wants the images to look as if you found an ancient fresco somewhere, and found a way to bring it home. Rolinda continues adding oil paint in very thin applications or with a bold palette knife depending upon how the moment takes her as the image becomes alive within her.
“In my paintings I want there to be an element of imperfection. Imperfect things give way to grace and a sense of freedom. Only through this freedom can we attain a sense of calm. I want to feel that calm myself. That’s why I paint.”

Rolinda Stotts

Rolinda Stotts grew up on a dairy farm working with animals and earth, growing crops and building fences, learning to nurture life and respect nature. This is where her life as an artist began.
The lessons of balance and harmony that she learned on the farm are invaluable in expressing her feelings and experiences on canvas. Some of her subject matter comes from early childhood experiences on the farm, but still more comes from her life with her children. She loves seeing the world simplified through their eyes.

Her paintings are more of an essence of nature, not a literal representation of it. A strand of aspens stirs an emotion inside of her that she is trying to capture on canvas. You will notice a lot of familial references in the titles of her paintings like “Three Sisters, “Protecting the Little One,” and “Family of Five.” This is no accident. In order to replicate the effect of extreme age and texture, Rolinda created a process called Bella Rotta – beautiful broken. Using a complex ten-step process allows Rolinda to manipulate her work, and evolve it to the essence of having survived centuries. She starts with making her own canvas. Once the canvas has been properly prepared, she is ready to paint using hand mixed oils.
Oils imbue a depth of richness in the color, and when carefully overlaid, will convey a mood in the art. Rolinda’s layering of color builds an effect unlike newly created art. She is sharing the mystery and emotion of the deep heritage she feels while working. The emotion of each work overtakes her and she speaks through her art. In Rolinda’s art, the cracks are real, it is not a “crackle finish,” and she encourages people to touch and feel the work. Most people are drawn to the tactile nature of the painting and she wants to engage the sense of touch.
Throughout the entire painting process, she uses her hands to gently age the new image. Then, Rolinda adheres the painting to a self-constructed wooden frame. She wants the images to look as if you found an ancient fresco somewhere, and found a way to bring it home. Rolinda continues adding oil paint in very thin applications or with a bold palette knife depending upon how the moment takes her as the image becomes alive within her.
“In my paintings I want there to be an element of imperfection. Imperfect things give way to grace and a sense of freedom. Only through this freedom can we attain a sense of calm. I want to feel that calm myself. That’s why I paint.”

Reflections of Time

Reflections of Time

$3,200 - Bella Rotta, Oil on Custom Canvas

Easy Breezy

Easy Breezy

$7,400 - 56x48, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

We Are Brilliant Together

We Are Brilliant Together

$9,700 - Bella Rotta, Oil on Custom Canvas

Our Adventure

Our Adventure

$2,400 - 24x36, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

Enjoying our Time Together

Enjoying our Time Together

$10,600 - 48x80, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

Oh to Catch You

Oh to Catch You

$1,700 - 18x34, Bella Rotta, Oil on Custom Canvas

Just Right

Just Right

$350 - 8x16, Bella Rotta, Oil on Custom Canvas

Joy II

Joy II

$1,500 - Bella Rotta, 29 x 18, Custom Oil on Canvas

True Love

True Love

$2,600 - Bella Rotta, 50x19, Oil on Custom Canvas

Let's Get Lost

Let's Get Lost

$2,400 - 41x21 - Bella Rotta, Oil on Custom Canvas

Living the Good Life

Living the Good Life

$2,750 - 50x20, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

High Point

High Point

$225 - 9x9, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

Magic Moment

Magic Moment

$225 - 9x9, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

Time Will Tell

Time Will Tell

$225 - 9x9, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

Peak a Boo

Peak a Boo

$225 - 9x9, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

Hope Springs Eternal

Hope Springs Eternal

$7,800 - 44x64, Bella Rotta, Oil on custom canvas

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