Roger Bass

Mr. Bass is a painter, concentrating on, Landscape, Abstract/Geometric and Figurative compositions, generally in Acrylics, and drawing on his 5 decades of experience as an Architect. His initial art education took place in the late 1960’s at the University of Rochester, NY where he was a student of Kurt Feurerherm in the studio and Dr. Carl C.K. Hersey for Art History.  Subsequently, he enrolled in the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University where he obtained a Masters degree in Architecture.

With mentoring from several San Francisco Bay Area painters, he began exploring the use of Acrylics as means of artistic expression.

He has been especially interested in exploring the textural and nature and plasticity of the various Acrylic media. His work emphasizes creating compositions using layering and juxtaposition to enhance and explore visual effects. Borrowing airbrush and frisket techniques from graphic arts he has be able to utilize a very wide range of these effects to enhance the impact of his paintings.

His work has been featured in numerous on-line exhibitions during the Covid-19 era and subsequently in several Bay Area Galleries including 2358 Market St., SFWA Gallery, Arts Benicia, KnK Contemporary and Gallery Valerie.