Bill Rothenbach

About the Artist

Bill Rothenbach discovered painting late in life - after a 45-year career as a corporate executive.  He is an abstract expressionist and uses acrylics, mixed media, textures, metallic colors, and layering to express emotions and energy in his paintings.  His goal is to create a desire on the part of the viewer to touch his paintings.

Artist's Statement

2023: One Painting Featured in Gallery 220 (Havre de Grace, MD) Opening Show (“Annie’s Dreams”) 2023: Talent Prize Award -Teravarna Gallery - 5th Color Juried International Competition (“Utter Clutter”) 2023: Honorable Mention - Art Show International Gallery - 8th Abstract Juried International Competition (“Faces”) 2023: Sold 2 commissioned paintings (“Seldom Scene Too”) to a collector in Alabama 2023: Sold 1 painting (“Farbenreich”) to a collector in Maryland 2023: Donated 2 paintings for the Harford Artists Association Take a Chance on Art Event (“Random Reds” and “Whispers of Gold”) 2023: 3 paintings featured in HAA Gallery “Breath of Fresh Art” Show 2022: Sold 1 painting (“Tranquility”) to a collector in Maine 2022: Sold 9 paintings during the course of the year to various collectors 2022: Honorable Mention - Art Show International Gallery - 3rd Water Juried International Competition (“Inside the Cavern”) 2022: Talent Prize Award - Art Show International Gallery - 5th Flower Juried International Competition (“Fundamentally Flowers”) 2022: Honorable Mention - Art Show International  Gallery - 6th Open Juried International Competition (“Tranquility”) 2022: 1 of 2 featured artists at Deer Creak Chorale - “Musical Canvas” Performance - donated a painting (“Freedom”) for silent auction 2022: Talent Prize Award - Art Show International Gallery - 4th Color Juried a international Competition (“Celestial Clusters”) 2022: Talent Prize Award - Art Show International Gallery - 7th Abstract Juried International Competition (“Tranquility”) 2022: 4 paintings featured in Artists’ Emporium Gallery (Havre de Grace, MD) Fall/Winter Show 2022: 1 painting featured in Katsea Gallery (Towson, MD) Year-End Group Art Show 2022: 1 painting (“Life Rolls Along”) donated to Edinboro University where it will remain on permanent display in Psychology Department 2022: 3 paintings featured in Tish Fine Arts Gallery (Chestertown ,MD) “Fall Into the Chesapeake Art Show” 2022: Solo Art Show at Artists’ Emporium Gallery (11 paintings sold) 2022: 1 painting featured as part of the MSAC Regional Art Exhibition (“Inspiration”) 2021: My painting, “Life Rolls Along”, was featured on the cover of Harford’s Heart magazine with an accompanying article