Rose Squared                Closes Show

 "Conversations         with  Shoes"
Featuring the work
of Fashion Modernist Painter
Jo Baskerville

Also Presenting
A Museum Showcase of
Antique Women's Shoes
from the 1930's!
Angel-Diamond Collection

Opening Event Success!
August 7, 2009

Rose Squared is proud to have hosted an elegant and successful opening night to present the work of upcoming artist Jo Baskerville. Several paintings were sold and the atmosphere was electric.  Jo's sister, Dawn, helped cater the affair with even his parents driving down from Virginia to attend.  The gallery never looked more beautiful  and the addition of the Angel-Diamond Collection of Antique women's shoes from the 1930's was a fun addition for the festive crowd that gathered. 

"Conversations With Shoes" takes you into the world of "Fashion Modernism," a phrase coined by the artist to describe taking the art of fashion into the two dimensional world of painting on canvas and paper.  

Come see these exciting paintings presented in a loose, fluid style of rendering that translates  the art of shoe design  into another form of art altogether.

"Jo Baskerville has done something unique not only in theme, but also in his personal style of painting.  Every drip, every run and every brush stroke is perfectly placed with surprising spontaneity to interpret his subject in an energetic and exciting way.  These paintings are not only serious depictions of iconic shoe fashions in history, but they have a whimsical air about them that puts a smile on your face and a kick in your step."

JD Isaacs

Jo Baskerville 

Angel-Diamond Collection
Antique Shoes

 
"Wisdom and Worth                       36"x48"  SOLD
Mixed Media on Canvas

Jo Baskerville Paintings                      Mixed Media on Canvas