Midwest born and raised, East Coast educated and long time Bay Area resident, I have experienced and enjoyed many landscapes. My painting style is an amalgam of all these influences, with California sun, at times, only a veneer over forms and spaces acquired somewhere between two shores. I begin some paintings on-site, in plein air, not only because of the unique light and ideas a specific setting affords, but also because of the society of people I paint with and meet locally. It is much about placing oneself out there, with the paintings acquiring finish from interior motives realized in the studio. Robert received a BA in Art History from Columbia College in New York, and has, over the years, acquired expertise in sculpture and printmaking as well as painting. He believes that in order to keep our art and lives vital, we must become lifelong learners.