Roy Clarkson Colman (1884-1945) Oil on Canvas “Evening Symphony”, La Jolla, California, in original gilt hand carved frame
15 ½ in. x 20 ½ in.

Colman studied in Paris, France with Jean-Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian, and at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in 1911-1912. Colman went to California in 1913, residing near San Diego and becoming director of the Santa Ana Art Academy. From 1920, he lived on the ocean at Laguna Beach. In 1928, he became active with the Carmel Art Association, while living on the Monterey Peninsula. From 1934-1940, he lived in La Jolla, moving to Bostonia after 1940. He was a founding member of the Laguna Beach Art Association and also held memberships in the Illinois Academy of Fine Arts; San Diego Art Guild; California Art Club; and Society of Independent Artists.

He exhibited at the Annual Texas Cotton Palace Exposition, Waco, 1910-11; Galveston Cotton Carnival Annual Exhibition, 1912; Annual Exhibition of the Society Independent Artists, New York, 1924; He won prizes in 1920 at both the Laguna Beach Art Association, and California State Fair.

Colman’s work is in the collections of the Orange County Museum, California; Public Libraries in Ajo, Arizona and Waco, Texas; Laguna Beach Museum of Art; La Jolla Yacht Club; and Woman’s Club, Santa Monica. His murals may be seen in Santa Ana Junior High School.