watercolor
8 in x 10 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
8 in x 10 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
5 in x 7 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
8 in x 10 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
8 in x 10 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
8 in x 10 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
2019 Paula Rotschafer
watercolor
2019 Paula Rotschafer
Acrylic on Paper
11 in by 8.5 in
2020 Paula Rotschafer
Buy It: https://www.etsy.com/listing/825487111/fresh-citrus-acrylic-paper?ref=shop_home_active_6
Acrylic on Canvas Paper
6 in by 8 in
2020 Paula Rotschafer
Buy It: https://www.etsy.com/listing/825486141/fresh-citrus-acrylic?ref=shop_home_active_7
watercolor
11 in x 14 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
This painting was a commission for one of my cousins and it's particularly close to my heart. It's a picture of Charley's Market in Ashby, Nebraska, where I grew up.
A little history:
The building that housed what would eventually become my father's grocery store was built in 1929 and was always a grocery store (until recently). My Great Grandma and her father both worked there. It was then purchased by a co-op--a group of local ranchers. My Grandpa began working there around 1958 and bought the business from the co-op in 1961. My Dad started working with my Grandpa in 1979. They had a partnership deal until 1981 when my Dad bought out Grandpa's share. My Dad owned the store until 2002 (when I was 15), at which time he sold it and we moved away. It remained a grocery store for a few years and is now a feed and ranch supply store.
Ashby, where I grew up, currently has a population of about 190, but that includes a large surrounding area of ranches. The number of people actually living in the town itself is much smaller. I had an amazing childhood in Ashby and have so many memories of spending time at the store--stocking shelves, cutting meat, cleaning, ringing up groceries, doing inventory, and just hanging out. I could never move back, but sometimes it bums me out that my daughter will never get to experience the absolute freedom that comes with being a kid in such a small town.
watercolor
11 in x 14 in
2019 Paula Rotschafer
Commissioned Piece
colored pencil
8 in x 8 in
2018 Paula Rotschafer
colored pencil
8 in x 10 in
2018 Paula Rotschafer
colored pencil
8 in x 10 in
2018 Paula Rotschafer
colored pencil
8 in x 10 in
2018 Paula Rotschafer
colored pencil
8 in x 10 in
2018 Paula Rotschafer
colored pencil
8 in x 10 in
2018 Paula Rotschafer
colored pencil
8 in x 10 in
2018 Paula Rotschafer