Art By Roger Morgan

“It’s raining today so I have time to write. I slept in, made breakfast, and, most important, went out for cappuccino. It was really good. How can we live without cappuccino.” – March 28, 2011; Florence, Italy

“At lunch today the gentleman next to us gave us the rest of his bottle of wine. It was a very, very good wine, as opposed to the wine we had already finished. Then the restaurant sent over cheese and honey to go with it.” – March 31, 2011; Florence, Italy

From the Personal Collection of Geoffrey P. Wong

“I’m very lucky because our coffee bar is only two short blocks away and it has two slot machines. Zoe, age one, helped em play and I hit a forty EURO jackpot. I made a lot of noise and all the Italians were happy for me. However, the Italian man next tome had to show me how to collect.” – April 11, 2011; Lucca, Italy

“Our main pastimes seem to be sleeping, napping, eating, and drinking cappuccinos.” – April 11, 2011; Lucca, Italy

From the Personal Collection of Geoffrey P. Wong

“Today I painted allday long. I did a view of Florence that I am proud of. My painting table looks out on the courtyard of an old church from the 1200s.” – April 13, 2011; Lucca, Italy

“At 9:00 A.M. we strolled across Lucca to the 14th Century tower with the trees on top. It’s two hundred and eighty steps to the top with a wonderful view of the city. I do not want the job of watering the tower-top trees.” – April 27, 2011; Lucca, Italy

From the L. Welter Collection
“I very much enjoy the bold and contemporary interpretation of a traditional landscape.”

Megan and Scott aren’t quite sure where they’ll put their latest addition, but they know it will be where everyone who walks in their house can enjoy it.

Tac and Pinky went with their gut when they selected this pen and ink; a slight departure from Roger’s normally bright artwork, but lovely nonetheless.

The Bruhns family has a new puppy AND a new Roger Morgan original. They’re a happy family, indeed!

Sally isn’t sure yet where she’ll hang her new Roger Morgan piece, but she knows it will be somewhere that she’ll see it every day.

Stefanie and Mike happily added to their Roger Morgan collection when they chose a beautiful painting with feelings of a sunset.

Rich knew he found something special when he first spotted this Leaning Tower of Pisa with a slight yellow hue.

Kathy loves her most recent Roger Morgan selection, a lovely watercolor of Italy’s Cinque Terre. She plans to hang it in her guest room.

Thanks to everyone who made Roger Morgan’s “Watercolors from Tuscany, Italy” Art Show & Sale a real success!!

And remember…If you weren’t able to make it today, you can purchase a painting (or two, or three) through this website.

See a picture you like? Just email Roger@RogerMorganArtGallery.com. If the painting you desire is no longer available, we’re sure we have one that will suit your taste just fine.

What you see here is just a small sampling, so explore the site, and don’t be afraid to ask for more samples!

After three months of living it up in Italy, our favorite local artist, Berkeley, CA resident Roger Morgan, has returned with a brand new collection – and it’s time to show it off!

Roger Morgan Art Gallery Presents:

“Watercolors From Tuscany, Italy”
An Original Roger Morgan Art Gallery Show & Sale

Typical Tuscan Hill Town

Saturday, July 30, 2011
10:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

1600 Hopkins Street
Berkeley, CA 94707

EACH PIECE IS ONLY $200 EACH!!

Pen & Ink – Duomo & Leaning Tower of Pisa
“I love the Leaning Tower.” (R.M.)

Fun Fact: From March 30th to April 24th 1970, Roger had his first one-man art show at Lawson Galleries in San Francisco, CA. The show featured Roger’s collection of about twenty acrylic paintings and seven or eight cast bronze sculptures he made in college.

“The Cinque Terre is beautiful hanging over the coast.” (R.M.)

EACH PIECE IS ONLY $200 EACH!!

Another Fun Fact: In 1972, Roger Morgan opened his own Art Gallery in Berkeley’s “Walnut Square”, where he sold enough art to pay the bills.

“I had a show of my Yosemite Watercolors from October 20th to November 17th. I was teaching full time, raising children, and managing all of our rental properties. Since I couldn’t keep the gallery open full time on my own, I decided to share the space with a woman who sold art from Guatemala.

“I was able to keep the gallery open for two more years, until I moved completely out of the space. I was glad to have the chance to own it, but I did not have enough time to paint. I closed the gallery in 1974.”

“We lived for six weeks in this town called Monteggiori” (R.M.)

[This painting has been SOLD]

EACH PIECE IS ONLY $200 EACH!!

One Last Fun Fact: Using multi-media materials including oil, acrylic, watercolor, bronze and metal, Roger Morgan’s paintings and sculptures are currently part of multiple personal collections throughout the U.S. and Australia.

Tuscan Wall With Wildflowers

“Watercolors From Tuscany, Italy”
An Original Roger Morgan Art Gallery Show & Sale

Northbrae Properties
1600 Hopkins Street
Berkeley, CA 94707

Saturday, July 30, 2011
10:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

EACH PIECE IS ONLY $200 EACH!!

There’s an old adage that says there are no mistakes in art. Roger Morgan proves this to be true every year.

Roger paints hundreds of watercolors throughout the year. Most of them make it to the framing stage as they are; but others need to be cropped or manipulated in some way.

Roger is a big believer in recycling, so when he crops one of his watercolor paintings the removed pieces don’t go in the trash – they’re set aside to be used at a later time.

The removed pieces are cut into strips and laid out side by side. As the artist juices flow, Roger visualizes which watercolor painting strips can be placed together to create another one-of-a-kind painting.

Often times the resulting painting is a mountain landscape, as mountains are of great artistic inspiration to Roger Morgan.

The Mountain by Emily Dickinson

The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere.

The seasons prayed around his knees,
Like children round a sire:
Grandfather of the days is he,
Of dawn the ancestor.
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Did you know…..?

Mountains cover one-fifth of the earth’s land surface, and can be found in 75% of the world’s countries.

Mountains are on every continent and even under oceans.

Hawaii is at the top of a volcanic mountain in the Pacific Ocean. More than half the mountain is below water.

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