"My paintings are merely reflections of God’s creations"
As a youngster growing up in Hawaii, Robert's dream was to be a fine art painter. Achieving this goal meant leaving the islands to attend The Art Center School of Design in Pasadena, CA for his formal art training. Upon graduating he pursued a long and successful career in advertising/design. One final project as retirement neared, was a commission to illustrate a book documenting the native flora & fauna of Hawaii. This was the spark that ignited his passion to paint, and fueled an interest in Hawaii's native species. His choice of the medium gouache, combined with a steady hand, the aide of a visor-type magnifier and small paint brushes, enabled him to execute what became his technique – paintings highly modeled combined with intricate detailed elements – thus creating award winning representational works of art reflecting all of natures beauty.
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"...ranked among the top 100 artists in the United States..." National Park Academy of the Arts "Maui's Audubon artist of plants & insects..." The Maui News "... has mastered his technique..." Juror, Art Maui |
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RECOGNITIONS / AWARDS / COLLECTIONS:
SMALLWORKS NORTH AMERICA: Top 40, Juried Exhibition & Sale – The Greenwich Workshop Gallery, CT ARTS FOR THE ARKS: Top 100 & Award of Merit – Bird Category – Juried Exhibition, Jackson Hole, WY ART MAUI: Juried Exhibition, Maui, HI HUI NO'EAU: Juried Members Exhibition, Maui, HI WINDWARD ARTISTS GUILD: Juried Exhibition, Honolulu, HI ARTISTS OF HAWAI'I: Juried Exhibition, Honolulu, HI HAWAII WATERCOLOR SOCIETY JURIED MEMBERS & OPEN SHOWS: • MEMBERS SHOW – Canson Inc, Award, Honolulu, HI • OPEN SHOW – Honolulu, HI MALAMA WAO AKUA 'O MAUI HIKINI: Juried Exhibition, Maui, HI CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS: Signature Artwork, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui HI MAUI WATERCOLORIST: Juried Exhibition, Maui, HI ORIGINAL PAINTINGS IN THE COLLECTION OF – THE HAWAI'I STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE & THE ARTS: Honolulu, HI COLLECTIONS – Private and corporate throughout the world. |
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