Notes from the Studio

New Series of Red Paintings

April 17, 2012 | Posted by Sam Roloff in Notes from the Studio| 0 comments

This photo was taken as a sneak peek of the new series at Flotoma Studios. Each painting is 48 x 60 inches Oil on Canvas. The series was inspired by my love of the color of persimmons and the play “Red” that just came to Portland. The painting to the right is called “The Big Red [...]

Recycled art bi-product

November 28, 2011 | Posted by Sam Roloff in Notes from the Studio| 0 comments

‘Storm Large At The Piano’, my featured work in this show, started out as a graphite sketch of my living room and baby grand piano, with a heavy glaze applied over the surface. I found several intriguing pieces of paper from the studio floor and selected one to layer on top of the base. While [...]

new icon/logo for the backs of the canvases

June 17, 2011 | Posted by Sam Roloff in Inside My Studio, Notes from the Studio| 1 comment

For the first time today I decided to start doing my paintings with new icon of an almost complete circle with one brush stroke. The circle started from the left about halfway down. And finished just before touching the beginning of the circle, leaving it open. [imageflow id="202"]

chris haberman

March 7, 2011 | Posted by Sam Roloff in In Progress, Notes from the Studio, Paintings, Portraits| 1 comment

Portrait of Portland artist Chris Haberman as a super hero of the Portland art scene. “Portland is the New York of the 80′s” In progress. [imageflow id="78"]

Artist Sam Roloff on TLC’s “Little People, Big World” Reality TV Show

February 17, 2011 | Posted by Sam Roloff in Notes from the Studio, Videos| 0 comments

Little People, Big World Season 6, Episode 15 Little Brother, Big Sister Inspired by his artistic uncle Sam Roloff, Jeremy experiments with becoming a photographer. Meanwhile, Molly may have bitten off more than she can chew when she tries to balance schoolwork, a job, a college search, and running a marathon. $1.99 | Amazon Video [...]