ROD CHASE ...The Art of Elegant Realism
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ROD CHASE ...The Art of Elegant Realism
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Justice For AllGiclée on Canvas30”x 45”
Canvas Edition24”x36”
Paper Print20”x30”
Evening on the Hill
Giclée on Canvas26”x 40”
Canvas Edition24”x36”
Paper Print20”x30.75”
Giclée on Canvas30”x 45”
Canvas Edition24”x36”
Paper Print20”x30”
America’s Home
Jefferson’s Monticello
Giclée on Canvas30”x 50”24”x40”
Canvas Edition20”x33”
Paper Print18”x30”
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Line of Duty Paper Print14.5”x34”
Giclée on Canvas18”x 42”
Canvas Edition16”x 37”
Giclée on Canvas24”x 36”
Canvas Edition / Paper Print20”x30”
Land of the Free
America! America! Giclée on Canvas20”x 60”
Canvas Edition / Paper Print17”x 34”
Dawn’s Early Light Giclée on Canvas27”x 40”
Canvas Edition24”x36”
Paper Print20”x30”
Rod Chase in Italy
Giclée on Canvas40”x 30”
95 Signed & Numbered $130015 Artist Proofs $1500
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The Glory of San Pietro
Grande Edition
Giclée on Canvas30”x 45”
150 Signed & Numbered $160015 Artist Proofs $1900
Canvas Edition24”x 36”
500 Signed & Numbered $45050 Artist Proofs $550
Paper Print20”x 30”
500 Signed & Numbered $19550 Artist Proofs $225
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This view is across the Tiber River looking toward St. Peter’s. I spent an hour or so photographing this scene during the twilight hours on our last night in Rome. The composition is based on one specific photo while dozens of additional photos were used to provide details for the architectural features. I especially enjoyed painting the reflections on the water, an exercise in abstract line and shape. The colors were muted to faded blues and terra cotta tones, which provide a more monochromatic color scheme representing the incredible history and beauty in Rome, and Italy in general.
St. Peter’s (San Pietro in Italian) is a major basilica in Vatican City, an enclave of Rome. Until recently, St. Peter’s was the largest church ever built. It covers an area of 23,000 square meters with a capacity of over 60,000 people, and it remains one of the holiest sites in Christendom in the Catholic tradition. It is the most prominent building inside Vatican City, and its dome is also a dominant feature of the Roman skyline. I marveled at the incredible dome, which soars to a height of over 140 feet and was designed by Michelangelo, and I was fascinated by Bernini’s Throne of St. Peter in Glory.
- Rod Chase
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Magnificent Destiny
Land of Liberty
Giclée on Canvas24”x 36”
Canvas Edition20”x 30”
Paper Print20”x 30”
Giclée on Canvas30”x 45”
Canvas Edition24”x 36”
Paper Print20”x 30”
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Twilight in Central Park
City LightsGiclée on Canvas
45”x 30”
A Grateful NationGiclée on Canvas
35”x 28”
Canvas Edition30”x24”
Paper Print27.5”x22”
The Grand LadyGiclée on Canvas
35”x 28”
Canvas Edition30”x24”
Paper Print27.5”x22”
Giclée on Canvas30”x 45”
Canvas Edition24”x 36”
Paper Print20”x 30”
Canvas Edition36”x 24”
Paper Print30”x 20”
Rod Chase is known to his collectors for producing photo-realism at its finest.This talented artist takes hundreds of photographs of each of his subjects,combining them with historical photographs, to produce a timeless quality ineach of his works.
“Being a photo-realist, I am dependent on finding accurate reference material foreach painting,” the artist explains. Chase works with acrylics on canvas, spendinghundreds of hours on each painting as he strives to present a fresh and unique viewto familiar subjects.
Known for his breathtaking scenes depicting our country’s natural and historicaltreasures, Chase felt honored as well as professionally challenged to paint ournation’s capital. Over the course of several trips to Washington, D.C., he spentweeks visiting the District’s famous landmarks, including The White House, theCapitol, and the Supreme Court building. Rising very early each day, Chasephotographed the dramatic light of sunrise, and late in the day he revisited severalsites to capture the soft, moody glow of twilight. Between sessions, he researchedold photos at the National Archives and the Library of Congress.
Chase will continue to create dramatic, awe-inspiring scenes of Washington andother national landmarks for his collectors by combining antique and modernphotography with just the right touch of artistic license.
This native Canadian lives with his wife in her home state of Texas with their five children. In 1999, Chase became a U.S. citizen.
Rod Chase
www.SomersetFineArt.com
Old Glory
Giclée on Canvas30”x 45”
Canvas Edition24”x36”
Paper Print20”x30”
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