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1895 Willersey, Worcester, England - 1967 Cochrane, Albert, Canada. Known for: Mountain landscape painting.
Born in England, Roland Gissing became a painter of Canadian mountains and foothills. He was the son of an author and studied at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. His love of American... Read full biography
Born in England, Roland Gissing became a painter of Canadian mountains and foothills. He was the son of an author and studied at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. His love of American cowboy movies influenced his move to Canada in 1913, and for ten years, he worked as a ranch hand in... Read full biography
Born in England, Roland Gissing became a painter of Canadian mountains and foothills. He was the son of an author and studied at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. His love of American cowboy movies influenced his move to Canada in 1913, and for ten years, he worked as a ranch hand in Alberta, Montana, Nebraska, and Arizona. Painter C.W. Jefferys in Calgary encouraged his art talent, and he settled near Cochrane at the fork of the Ghost and Bow Rivers. In 1929, he had his first... Read full biography
Born in England, Roland Gissing became a painter of Canadian mountains and foothills. He was the son of an author and studied at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. His love of American cowboy movies influenced his move to Canada in 1913, and for ten years, he worked as a ranch hand in Alberta, Montana, Nebraska, and Arizona. Painter C.W. Jefferys in Calgary encouraged his art talent, and he settled near Cochrane at the fork of the Ghost and Bow Rivers. In 1929, he had his first one-man show, which was highly successful although he had had little formal instruction. A studio fire in 1944 destroyed his oil paintings, so he turned to watercolor of the English school, painting in clear, soft tones. His main subjects were sunlit... Read full biography
Born in England, Roland Gissing became a painter of Canadian mountains and foothills. He was the son of an author and studied at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. His love of American cowboy movies influenced his move to Canada in 1913, and for ten years, he worked as a ranch hand in Alberta, Montana, Nebraska, and Arizona. Painter C.W. Jefferys in Calgary encouraged his art talent, and he settled near Cochrane at the fork of the Ghost and Bow Rivers. In 1929, he had his first one-man show, which was highly successful although he had had little formal instruction. A studio fire in 1944 destroyed his oil paintings, so he turned to watercolor of the English school, painting in clear, soft tones. His main subjects were sunlit mountains and rivers, scenes reproduced on calendars and cards, and he would often backpack into the wilderness f... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Canadian Art Galleries