Roger Bansemer has worked his entire adult life as an author and artist. Presently he and Sarah Bansemer live and work in St. Augustine, Florida, as independent film makers producing their nationally televised series “Painting and Travel with Roger and Sarah Bansemer” for Public Television. Currently they have completed 143 half hour programs reaching 91% of the country in 168 markets. In the past year “Painting and Travel” has been aired over 32,000 times on PBS stations and the Create Channel in the past year.

Roger has been actively involved in advocating for the arts and supporting fellow artists since the early 1970’s and was selected as Clearwater Florida’s first artist in residence. At his residence in Clearwater, Roger held an annual open studio and organized a drawing group that met regularly for many years. Roger continues to share his passion for creating and is able to offer art instruction and encouragement to millions of viewers through the series which began in 2011.