Rosemarie Yerbury Foster began her interest in the visual arts in 1954 in Cloverdale, B.C. Canada. She has been particularly drawn towards the oil paint medium choosing flora and fauna as her primary subjects.

As an adult Rosemarie returned to her artistic studies inspired by the artist Peter Sawatzky. Her starting point was with the Art Instruction School of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has also studied with the Northern Lights School of Art and developed her understanding of colour theory with instruction provided by the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Dedicated to searching for her own voice as an artist she has also studied under other artists to explore their techniques as a route to her own self-discovery. These workshops included those by Tom Lynch, Sharyn Olfert, Brent Heighten (SFCA), Marilyn Timms (SFCA) and Janice Robertson (SFCA).

As a visual artist she focuses primarily on landscape and nature portraiture. While she is creating her paintings she finds her motivation and artistic mood from listening to classical music. Currently Rosemarie is utilizing the mediums of acrylics, watercolours, India Ink and pastels to create soft pastorial moods to communicate her love of nature and the South Thompson-Kamloops region where she has resided with her husband for 32 years.

Rosemarie is a member of the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts, Kamloops Art Gallery, Community Art Council of Kamloops and Federation of Canadian Artists where she has achieved her Active Member Status. Rosemarie was instrumental in the formation of a chapter of the Federation of Canadian artists in the Thompson, Nicola, Shuswap regions.

© Rosemarie Foster 2007