Rosco Fine Arts

Pictures & words by Ronald Crittenden

Iconic view of the famous Parthenon, on the Acropolis in Athens.
headlands and lighthouse at Castlepoint, New Zealand
Castlepoint Light		Tilted mountain peaks with a dramatic green foregound slope at Seceda, in the Italian Dolomites.
Seceda		Ancient arch at the harbor entrance on the island of Naxos, Greece.
Naxos Arch
Sailboats on Lake Garda, Italy.
Garda Sails		A crow sitting atop the statue of a figure on a winged horse, blowing a trumpet, in the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France.
Engagement		Vienna Opera House, entrance hall interior, showing multiple levels with columns and vaulting.
Vienna Opera I
Medieval column capitals, showing winged creatures and serpents suckled by a woman, northern Italy.
Capital I		Ancient colonnaded buildings surmounting the entrance to the Acropolis, Athens.
Acropolis I		Sunset as seen from a beach on one of the Fiji resort islands.
Fiji Sunset
An island with palm trees, with dramatic background clouds, in the Fiji archipelago.
Fiji Cloudscape		Path beside a shrine to the Virgin, Germany.
Maiden Path		Looking upward into cathedral vaults, Bruges, Belgium.
Vaults
Upward-looking images from religious sites of different faiths: Sagrada Familia; Melk Abbey; Air Force Academy Chapel; Great Mosque of Cordoba; Carnac standing stone field; temple of great reclining Buddha in Bangkok.
Under the Vault of Heaven		Spectacular rock formation thrusts at an angle from the top of Skellig Michael island. Black and white image.
Skellig Michael I		Exterior and west facade of Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France.
Amiens West Facade
Black and white photo of statues from the portal of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France.
Portal Saints		A scene from the Tyrolean Alps, with a cow grazing in the foreground, and a massive rock wall in the distant background.
Tyrol IV		Tents at evening on the Tongariro track, New Zealand, with the silhouette of Mount Taranaki in the far background.
Tongariro Tents
Collage of photos from the interior and exterior spaces of Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln		A field of neolithic era standing stones, Carnac, France.
Carnac I		Blended image of the high altar of Lincoln Cathedral, superposed on the leaf of a medieval choral manuscript.
High Altar/Impleat
Late medieval chateau and marais, Suscinio, France.
Chateau, Suscinio		Beach scene from Hawaii: in the middle distance, a line of three surfers waits to enter the water, while a line of three seated onlookers watches. In the background, distant hills are surmounted by a massive cloud bank, which is reflected in a long puddle in the foreground.
Syzygy		Iconic view of the famous Parthenon, on the Acropolis in Athens.
Parthenon I