The RA Art Gallery & Custom Framing was established in 1991 and is located in the peaceful, rolling countryside of Amaranth Township in the Hills of Headwaters Tourism Region of Ontario.

Original Paintings

Rosemarie has been sketching and painting since the age of fifteen when her mother Helga introduced her to the Orangeville Art Group.  She attended drawing and sculpture classes with her mother for several years prior to attending university.

During almost forty years as a fine artist, she has explored a wide variety of media and subject matter including landscapes, floral and wildlife scenes, and contemporary or historical buildings.  Compositions are primarily realistic in their form and style.  Rosemarie’s paintings, sketches and commissioned works can be found in many homes and private collections throughout Ontario, Canada and abroad.

Rosemarie often works outdoors, or combines field work with studio time in order to create a new painting. Each composition begins with an adventure whether it is close to home or farther abroad.  Her fascination with the changing moods of the natural world may lead her to rugged, windswept coastlines, old growth forests, a tiny island in a crystal sea, or her own colourful backyard.   

At this stage in her artistic career, Rosemarie is exploring the use of a limited palette while expressing subject matter with movement and emotion. Paintings may excite your senses or calm your spirit. She works primarily with acrylic paints but recent paintings involve oils in the final phase, a technique which leads to moving and textured canvases.  Presently, Rosemarie is working on a special series depicting Ontario’s backcountry, its windswept fields, old barn foundations, implements and sideroads.  

Experience a charming, intimate gallery which features original works by established Canadian artist Rosemarie Armstrong.

Custom Picture Framing

Creative mat cutting will enhance your picture, photo or project.