Rolland Golden: The Journeys of a Southern Artist

"He offers a new way of seeing and understanding the places we inhabit."
--M. Stephen Doherty, editor in chief, American Artist

"Readers who find themselves lonely and thinking about the South will find inspiration in these paintings-whether it's the geometrically perfect rendering of a shutter, or a pair of worn tennis shoes drying on a clothes line, or a road that leads home or away."
--Susan Larson, New Orleans Times-Picayune

"Kemp's reportorial skills are clearly evident in his enlightening portrait of the artist."
--Acadiana Lifestyle magazine

"The colorful and both dreamlike and photographically realistic landscapes and cityscapes created by Golden . . . are reproduced in full-page color plates of excellent quality."
--Book News, Inc.

"This immense book features 196 color illustrations that range from his trademark melancholy landscapes to social commentary of demolition sites, from rural Louisiana to puzzles of modern cityscapes."
--The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA)

While his canvases portray a range of geographic sites from the rural South, the streets of New York, the New England woods, and the villages and meadows of southern France, Rolland Golden brings a certain sensitivity to his landscapes that only a Southern artist with long ties to the land can bring. This collection chronicling his personal and artistic journeys includes almost two hundred works created over four decades and two continents. Whether he is portraying the decay of the French Quarter in his native New Orleans or capturing a golden afternoon while on a Proven 1/2al holiday, Rolland Golden's work depicts not only the view before him but also reflects the observer's emotional landscape.