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Pamela M Roberson is an abstract artist, currently residing in Battle Creek, MI. Pamela utilizes watercolors, pen and inks, oil pastels, and mixed media and an ever growing and shifting library of symbols to create lyrical scenes depicting people, landscapes, emotions, and plants.

See more of her work at UGallery.

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Gather
Gather

Winter is releasing it’s grip. The earth is softening and warm breezes promise warmer days. Figures stroll in the bright light of spring.

24” x 18” x 1.5”

$1,080.00

Acrylic on Cradled Board

Tower
Tower

Tower is acrylic, graphite, and charcoal on cradled board finished with black edges.

Tower jumps forward with activity as shapes jostle for position among themselves. In the movement there is stillness. I like to envision the tower of figures sitting on the edge of an expansive emptiness that is only hinted at from this vantage point.

24” x 30” x 1.5”

$1,620.00

Mixed Media on Cradled Board
Acrylic
Graphite
Charcoal

Rules
Rules

I love the juxtaposition of the rich fleshy reds against the cool milky yellows. In this mixed media piece I’m focusing again on my passion for lines. What fun to see how they are able to create objects and space. I have spent a lot of time looking at the shapes that the lines have created as they carve their way through the surface of this painting.

24” x 30” x 1.5”

$1,620.00

Mixed Media on Cradled Board
Acrylic
Graphite
Charcoal

Ring
Ring

It’s a busy, loud, nonstop scene of activity. Deep warm saturated colors bump up against cool turquoise tones. Scratchy lines weave their way throughout the crowds.

21” x 15”

$790.00

Mixed Media on Paper:
Acrylic
Watercolor
Ink

Uphill
Uphill

Uphill is a joyful explosion of color underneath a bright sun.

10” x 15”

$410.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Bloom
Bloom

Three worlds collide as a crowd in a purple haze stands below a group in brightly colored costumes. Two bands of marching blossoms slice the composition in half, ensuring the separation of each world.

14.5” x 20.5”

$790.00

Mixed Media:
Watercolor
Pen and Ink
Gold Leaf

Happier
Happier

A delicate and quiet piece with buttery pops of yellow-orange among the soft blues and greys.

9“x 12”

$300.00

Mixed Media on Paper:
Pen and Ink
Watercolor
Acrylic

Float
Float

A rich and colorful piece with lots of detail, several layers, and different perspectives.

13” x 18”

$585.00

Mixed Media on Paper:
Watercolor
Pen and Ink
Gold Leaf

Passage
Passage

Looking through an opening into a bright yellow expanse as a cross slowly floats along.

21” x 15”

$750.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Blind
Blind

A blue cross surrounded by creations of all sorts and all colors. This is a study of a strangely ordered chaos, although the viewer may not understand the rules in place. That is how I perceive much of nature, a glorious jumble with precise but secret rhythms governing it all.

22” x 15”

$825.00

Mixed Media on Paper:
Watercolor
Pen & Ink
Silver Leaf

Beam
Beam

These figures look like trees in the fall up north, or beings from an ancient sect dressed in ceremonial winter garb. Beam is such a satisfying piece. Each element fits precisely with its neighbors.

9.5” x 9.5”

$275.00

Mixed Media on Paper:
Watercolor
Pen & Ink
Gold Leaf

Spree
Spree

The first strains of joyful music announcing an epic party as it moves closer are just coming into earshot to the calm scene below.

9.5” x 15”

$510.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Triad
Triad

Three figures stand; one nearby, two behind a barrier. Is the barrier protecting or restraining them? Are they being welcomed or guarded?

9” x 11.5”

$340.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Tumble
Tumble

A towering curling wave or perhaps an ancient tree. Families and groups of people live here. The details of everyday life can become enthralling.

11” x 8”

$315.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Near
Near

Everything in Near seems close-up. The pink orbs float silently in the background safe from the danger of the bent nail’s sharp point.

10” x 15”

$500.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Carry
Carry

A study of two figures walking together against a field of fallen leaves blowing in the wind. But perhaps the figures are merely standing still. Perhaps they are walking away from each other.

10” x 15”

$385.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Night
Night

A serene vignette of nightfall. Shadows envelop figures and space. Electric lights glow in the soft darkness.

10” x 10”

$330.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Tremor
Tremor

A piece full of color and detail but it still strikes me as being very peaceful. The blue figure in this piece seems untouched by all the activity surrounding it. It stands solid and quiet among the noise and frantic activity. This is the first appearance of pink in my palette.

20" x 14"

$700.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

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Spun
Spun

Spun is a lyrical universe that floats towards and away from the viewer in all directions. Multiple perspectives display plants towering over entire populations, forests bending in the breeze, all while signals are sent across vast distances and intimate conversations are quietly shared.

19" x 40"

$1,800.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Curl
Curl

I created this second large piece living in Wisconsin and then while living in Washington discovered that the new ferns on the mountains blossom just like this yellow-green stalk in my piece. I like following the blue-stalked images marching up the red slope and behind the little figures safe in their capsule.

40" x 15"

$1,350.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Gap
Gap

This piece, one of three in the Black Bar series, speaks of spring to me. Everything is small and budding. There's also something about the light that reminds me of spring - that very welcome, yet almost harsh in its brightness spring sunshine. The black bar anchors the piece and balances the light brightness.

14.5" x 20.5"

$790.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Separate
Separate

One of three in the Black Bar series. This piece would float away without the black bar, I think. I like the balance of light and heavy in this piece.

21" x 15"

$790.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Chime
Chime

This is one of the first pieces that incorporated watercolor with pen & ink. I like the austerity of color in this piece. It makes the white space even crisper.

17.75" x 23"

$1,025.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Day
Day

I like the layering of purples in this piece and how the grays slowly come into focus and help to frame and shape the whole image. The image sort of reminds me of a deep sea diver in a wet suit and massive mask over his face obscuring his identity into a series of shapes.

15" x 21"

$790.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Two Step
Two Step

This is one of a four-part series of small drawings. Each one reminds me of a snapshot. A detailed shot of a much larger world around it. Two Step is full of movement and objects aloft in the air.

5.25" x 5.25"

$85.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Pin Point
Pin Point

This is one of a four-part series of small drawings. Each one reminds me of a snapshot. A detailed shot of a much larger world around it. Pin Point is a study of plants nearing the time they release their seeds and drop their blooms.

5.75" x 5.25"

$85.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Corner
Corner

This is one of a four-part series of small drawings. Each one reminds me of a snapshot. A detailed shot of a much larger world around it. Corner focuses on delicate microcosms that cling to a single line as their foundation.

5.25" x 5.25"

$85.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Ripple
Ripple

This is one of a four-part series of small drawings. Each one reminds me of a snapshot. A detailed shot of a much larger world around it. Ripple is an eddy of cool spring water flowing around rocks, pebbles, and sand.

5.75" x 5.25”

$85.00

Watercolor and Ink on Paper

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Stutter
Stutter

This is one of three pieces in a series with the Black Bar. I love the Black Bar - I feels like it grounds the piece and there's something interesting about it interrupting the rest of the piece with no apology. The person who owns this said the title drew him in first and the imagery won him over. It's a rich and brooding piece.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Watercolor
14.5" x 20.5"
2015

 

Turn
Turn

Many people see musical instruments in this one. Mostly I see the big empty area that sits in the background yet dominates the space.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Watercolor
20" x 14"
2015

Low
Low

A small piece that whistles with joy. A flock of birds, a school of fish, and a mysterious deep sea creature in the corner.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Watercolor
9" x 12"
2014
 

Empty
Empty

This is part of a series of pen & ink and oil pastels that I did while living in Texas. Empty is an exploration of the feelings of lack and want. The empty negative space of this piece is stronger than even the rich deep red shape of the oil pastel. The delicate lines echoing each other are some of my favorite.

19" x 12"

SOLD

Ink and Oil Pastel on Paper



Chaos
Chaos

Chaos is another in the emotional exploration series made with oil pastels and pen & ink. Colors and lines compete for attention and dominance in a chaotic tapestry.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Oil Pastel
19" x 11.5"

Orb
Orb

A series of orbs flying through space. Nervous lines and dots lead the eye through the imagery.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Oil Pastel, Acrylic Gesso
9.5" x 11"
2004
 

Time
Time

A series of phrases climbing along the black tendril of time that describe growing out of despair for the past and present and into hope for the future.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Oil Pastel
15.5" x 9"
2004
 

Sky
Sky

This piece was done on the plastic-like Yupon paper that does not absorb water. Watercolors slowly dry into watery textures. This tiny piece somehow captures a huge expanse of sky filled with stars adn planets.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Watercolor
6" x 4.5"
2006

 

Flesh
Flesh

This piece was made with the plastic-like Yupon paper that does not absorb water. Rather, watercolors sit on the slick surface and dry slowly into interesting watery textures. This piece is warm and soft.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Watercolor
6" x 4.5"
2006

 

Soft
Soft

This understated piece only truly shines in person. Delicate lines intersect and bracket different colors within their frames, resulting in a placid piece that welcomes contemplation.

SOLD

Pen & Ink, Oil Pastel
11" x 7"
2005
 

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