Herb Roe

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Herb Roe
Born1974
Murals

Herb Roe (born 1974) is a painter of large-scale outdoor murals and classical realist oil paintings.[2] After attending the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio for a short time, he apprenticed to mural artist Robert Dafford.[3] After 15 years with Dafford Murals, Roe left to pursue his own art career.[4] He currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Biography

Roe was in born 1974 in Portsmouth, Ohio. He spent his childhood across the Ohio River in Greenup County, Kentucky, but moved to Portsmouth while in his teens.[5] In 1992 he received a scholarship to the Columbus College of Art and Design[6] in Columbus, Ohio and attended his freshman year there in 1992 to 1993.[7]

In the summer of 1993 he met the

New Orleans, Louisiana;[5] Vicksburg, Mississippi;[14] and Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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Subjects painted by Roe as a Dafford muralist include

African-American heritage,[14] and local notables such as Rosemary Clooney.[12] In May 2003 he was photographed painting the Lewis and Clark Expedition mural in Paducah by photographer Jim Roshan as part of the America 24/7 project. The image was used in Roshan's book Kentucky24/7 published in 2004.[19] Roe was the only Dafford muralist to work on all of the Paducah murals, completing several of them entirely by himself.[10]

In 2007 Roe left Dafford Murals to pursue his own commissions and devote more time to his own artwork under the name ChromeSun Productions Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.[20] In 2009 he collaborated with Dafford on a poster project for the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway, in which he did the preliminary digital painting for the design. The year-long project highlights many local spots of interest.[21]

In 2010, Roe painted two new murals in Paducah and Vicksburg. In July, he painted Evening Roll Call in Paducah, a mural depicting the 100-year history of local

Cajun celebration of the Courir de Mardi Gras. It is a series of hyper-realistic depictions of costumed celebrants playing music, dancing on the backs of horses, and chasing after chickens.[2][25]

Work

Techniques and style

Mural detail on Clark Athletic Complex

Roe conducts extensive research to develop his works and shows acute attention to detail.

acrylic enamels or the longer lasting silicate mineral paints.[3] His oil paintings are done in a classical realist style, and subjects include portraiture, photo-realist abstract compositions, and historical illustration.[4] These oil paintings may contain from three to 20 layers, from underpainting to the final colored glazes.[2]

Roe also does conservation work on murals.[1]

Exhibits

Murals

Mural in entry way at Portsmouth High School
  • In 2006 Roe completed three murals in the new Portsmouth High School. The murals depicted the previous high school building (now demolished), school mascot Trojans welcoming new students into the building, and an indoor sports-themed mural at the entrance to the gymnasium.[3][33]
  • In 2009 Roe completed three sports-themed murals on the new Clark Athletic Complex in Portsmouth, Ohio. The murals depict the three sports played at the new facility: a baseball game, tennis match, and football game.[34]
  • In the summer of 2010 Roe added a new mural to the Paducah Wall to Wall Project, showing the 100-year history of the local Boy Scout troop.[35][36] Troop 1 is one of only a handful of troops who share their centennial with the centennial of the national scouting organization itself. The dedication for the mural was held on National Scout Sunday, February 6, 2011.[37]
  • Roe teamed up with Benny Graeff, a fellow former Dafford muralist, to paint the 55-foot long "Run thru History" mural in Vicksburg, Mississippi in the fall of 2010 . The mural is located across the street from the Vicksburg Riverfront Murals Project on Grove Hill.[23][24] The mural's subject matter is the annual 10k run through the Vicksburg National Military Park, and it shows several prominent monuments from the park.

Gallery

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Anna Purdy (2011-12-28). "Brush Strokes: Herb Roe painted himself from Appalachia to the Gulf". The Independent Weekly.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Ryan Scott Ottney. "A Pictures Worth". Portsmouth Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  4. ^ a b Dege Legg (2010-02-26). "Top 5 with Lafayette artist Herb Roe". The Independent Weekly. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  5. ^ a b c Rick Cundiff (1994-06-26). "Roe Jumps right into Floodwall Mural Project". Portsmouth Daily Times.
  6. ^ "Herb Roe awarded Art Scholarship". The Community Common. The Community Common(communitycommon.com). 1992-04-29. p. 28.
  7. ^ "Alumni Re-Engaged" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  8. ^ Phyllis Noah (2006-08-27). "Diverse Display". Portsmouth Daily Times.
  9. ^ "Welcome to robertdaffordmurals.com Works in Progress". Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  10. ^ a b c Kathy Witt. "KentuckyLiving.com Archives-Floodwall Murals Color Our Cities". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  11. ^ a b "Small Town's Story Transforms Drab Walls Into Art". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  12. ^ a b "Rosemary Clooney Mural – Maysville, KY". Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  13. ^ Mike Rutledge. "Murals making the past present". Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  14. ^ a b Jon Giffin (2004-04-18). "Three more murals on the way". The Vicksburg Post.
  15. ^ a b Molly Harper (2005-01-22). "Six panels to conclude 10-year painting project". The Paducah Sun.
  16. ^ Jimmy Nesbitt (2004-10-31). "Snow-covered library mural a warm memory for backers". The Paducah Sun.
  17. ^ Andrew Parker (2004-06-13). "Wind unveils Western Baptist's floodwall mural half-hour early". The Paducah Sun.
  18. ^ "The Western Kentucky Worker-Labor floodwall mural dedicated in ceremony". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
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  21. ^ Bastien, Judy (2009-06-02). "Scenic byways map was unveiled-Dailyworld.com". The Daily World. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  22. ^ Rebecca Feldhaus (2011-02-07). "Troop 1 marks centennial". The Paducah Sun.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ a b Sanoski, Steve (2010-08-11). "Mural on Grove hill to highlight Run Thru History". The Vicksburg Post.
  24. ^ a b Carter, Katie (2010-10-13). "Ready to Roll". The Vicksburg Post.
  25. ^ Reggie Michael Rodrigue (2011-11-28). "Off the beaten path at the Warehouse on Garfield". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31.
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  27. ^ Susan Hines (2002-04-24). "Festival Dance". The Times of Acadiana.
  28. ^ "2theadvocate.com Entertainment Mayo wins Guild Show". Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  29. ^ "Paducah Arts-September 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  30. ^ "Courir de Mardi Gras art exhibit on display". KATC. 2012-02-07. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
  31. ^ "Tourist bureau wins top award". Daily World. 2012-01-28.[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ "First Fridays arts series features wood artist Lee Tedrow". St. Landry Parish - It's Gumbo for Your Soul. 2012-02-01.
  33. ^ Frank Lewis (2006-08-21). "Many begin school this week". Portsmouth Daily Times.
  34. ^ Ryan Scott Ottney (2009-06-25). "A Pictures Worth". Portsmouth Daily Times.
  35. ^ Byrne, Shelley (2010-07-03). "Muralist to paint 100 years of Paducah Scouts". The Paducah Sun. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22.
  36. ^ Vick, Michael (2010-07-12). "Painting begins for mural honoring local boy scouts". WPSD-TV. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  37. ^ "Troop 1 Celebrates 100 Years Today". West Kentucky Star. Retrieved 2011-02-06.[permanent dead link]

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