About Rosemarie Foster

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

As an adult Rosemarie returned to her artistic studies. Her starting pint was with the Art Instruction School of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has also studied with the northern Light 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 route to her own self-discovery. These workshops  included Tom Lynch, Gaye Adams (SFCA), Debbie Milner (AFCA) and Janice Robertson (SFCA).

Currently Rosemarie utilizing the mediums of acrylics, watercolours, Oil' s, Indian Ink and pastels to create soft pastoral moods communicate her love of nature and the South Thompson-Kamloops region where she has resided with her husband for 38 years.

Rosemarie is a member of the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts, Kamloops Art Gallery, Art Council of Kamloops and Federation of Canadian Artist Vancouver where she has achieved her Active Member Stasis. Rosemarie is the Founder of the   Thompson, Nicola, Shuswap, Federation of Canadian Artist chapter.

Examples of Rosemarie's work hang in homes and businesses locally as well as in Ireland, Japan, Australia and Alberta.