About RM Art Studios

The artist/couple share a gallery and workspace at home that they have coined "RM Art Studios". They often paint together on location, exhibiting their works together and separately at various events and galleries.

Mike Bauer

Mike has a passion for the outdoors that spans his life. Born in Idaho and moving to California at an early age, he brought with him a love for nature. From being an avid backpacker and rock climber in his youth, to a lifelong pursuit of fly fishing, he has always found himself in the outdoors. It was only natural for him to bring this passion for the outdoors to his paintings. Mike captures the beauty and the light of the joys found in the California landscape. “I enjoy working with pastels due to their intense pigments and spontaneity of application. I find inspiration from what I observe on location, and from the early California Impressionists.”

Rosemary Bauer

Rosemary is a native Californian who was part of a military family. As a result, she moved around a lot during childhood. Somehow, most of the movement was within California, providing early inspiration for the style of art she enjoys making today. Art has been a lifelong passion for her. Rosemary enjoys painting with acrylics or oils due to the texture that can be achieved with those mediums. While she sometimes plays with realism and abstractions, her favorite subjects are found outdoors in California's scenic Central Coast area. “The land and sea have inspired my paintings for as long as I can remember. My first love is painting ‘en plein air’ using oils or acrylics with a fresh and impressionistic approach.”