Combining The Physical World & Mind to Create Unique Images
Life & Art
Exploration of new techniques, mediums and printmaking is my craze. This is added to my foundation in pastel and oil painting. I still have a strong pull to painting landscape and natural settings but increasing want to take that into the studio and transform it into something much more than observational painting. The world seems to have an over abundance of representational work and my own asthetic seems to want to push away from this and explore new areas that offer a more intellectual inquiry.. Overall my new work continues to exhibit my characteristics as a colorist, strong mark making and appealing compositions. Keep posted to see where this goes.
Selected Solo/Featured Shows
| June 3rd - Aug 15th, 2010 | First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Or |
| Dec 5th - 24th, 2008 | Fireplace Gallery, Mt Hood CC, Gresham, Or |
| Nov 1st-29th, 2007 | Chase, "Earth & Mind", Prints, Portland, Or |
| Oct 4th-31st, 2007 | Chase, "Earth & Mind", Paintings, Portland, Or |
| Oct 6th-26th, 2005 | Chase Manhattan, Portland, OR |
| June 4th-24th 2005 | Red Fish Gallery, Stevenson, WA |
| July 10 - Aug 31, 2004 | White Stugeon Gallery, Vancouver, WA |
| Jan 29 - Feb 22, 2004 | Talisman Gallery, Steens Mtn, Portland, OR |
| May 23 - Jun 5, 2003 | Wind Horse Coffee, Milwaukie, OR |
| Feb 27 - Feb 23, 2003 | Talisman Gallery, Oregon Rivers; Portland, OR |
Selected Group Shows
| Apr 23rd - May 28th, 2010 | NPS Members' Exhibition Blue Horse Gallery; Bellingham, Wa |
| Mar 19th - May 10th, 2010 | Pastel National 2010, Wichita Center of the Arta |
| Jan 10th - Mar 14th, 2010 | First Presyterian Church, Portland, OR Works of the Spirit |
| Oct 25th - Jan 3rd, 2010 | First Presyterian Church, Portland, OR Works of Faith |
| Oct 16th - Nov 14th, 2009 | Pastel Society of the Southwest |
| Nov 2nd - 22nd, 2008 | Pastel Society of the Southwest, Ft Worth, Tx |
| Sept 13th - Oct 3rd,2008 | Monotype Guild of New England, Attleboro, MA |
| Jul 17th - Aug 16th, 2008 | Northwest Pastel International Open Exhibit, Tacoma, Wa |
| May 3rd - 25th 2008 | Art League of Hilton Head 2008: Hilton Head Island, SC |
| March 14 - May 2008 | Pastel National 2008; The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Ka |
| Nov 4th-29th,2007 | Pastel Society of the Southwest, Irving Arts Center, Irving , TX |
| Jan 11th-Mar11th,2007 | Gifts of the Spirit, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon |
| Nov 9th-Nov 30th,2006 | Pastel Society of the Southwest, Richardson , TX |
| Jan 5th-Mar19th, 2006 | Northwest Pastel Society Members Exhibit: Seattle, WA |
| Nov 25th-Dec, 2005 | Talisman Gallery, Portland, OR |
| Nov 1st-28th, 2005 | Pastel Society of the Southwest, Richardson, TX |
| Mar 18 - Apr 13, 2005 | Northwest Pastel Society Members' Show, Olympia, WA |
| Nov 10 - Dec 30, 2004 | Northwest Pastel Society International Exhibit, Everett, WA |
| Nov 2 - Nov 28, 2004 | Pastel Society of the Southwest, Richardson, TX |
| Oct 2 - Nov 8, 2004 | Avenue Gallery, Stephenson, WA |
| Oct 1 - Oct 31, 2004 | Pastel Society Oregon Show, Palace Gallery, Oakland, OR |
| Sept 3 - Nov 5, 2004 | Ali Peret Designs and Gallery, Troutdale, OR |
| Nov 7 - Dec 1, 2003 | Art Central, Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, OR |
| Nov 1 - Nov 30, 2003 | Pastel Society of the Southwest, Richardson, TX |
| Oct 18 - Oct 19, 2003 | Portland Open Studios; Portland Metro area |
| Oct 9 - Oct 31, 2003 | Pastel Society Oregon Show, Palace Gallery, Oakland, OR |
| Jul 31- Aug 24, 2003 | Talisman Gallery 2nd Anniversary Group Show, Portland OR |
| Jul 25 - July 27, 2003 | ArtSplash, Tualatin Commons, Tualatin, OR |
| Sept 26 - Oct 18, 2002 | Pastel Society Of Oregon Annual Show; Medford, OR |
| July 25 - Aug 29, 2002 | Talisman Gallery Group Show; Portland, OR |
| Jan 31- Feb 24, 2002 | Talisman Gallery, Artists Reflect; Portland, OR |
| Dec 27 - Jan 27, 2001 | Talisman Gallery, Blue Show; Portland, OR |
| Sept 7 - Oct 13, 2001 | Robert Canaga Gallery; Figurative show; Eugene, OR |
| Aug 5 - Sept 4, 2001 | Pastel Society of Oregon Show; Issaquah, WA |
| Apr 2 - May 18, 2001 | Pastels USA (PSWC); Roseville, CA |
| May - July, 2000 | Brian Marki Fine Art; Portland, OR |
Awards & Recognition
| Oct 2009 | Pastel Society of the Southwest; Atlantic Paper Award |
| Mar 2008 | Pastel National 2008: Directors Purchase Award |
| Mar 2008 | Pastel National 2008; Honorable Mention |
| Nov 2007: | Pastel Society of the Southwest: Signature Member |
| Nov 2007: | Pastel Society of the Southwest: Award of Merit |
| Nov 2006: | Pastel Society of the Southwest Abstract Award; Brian K. Cornish Memorial |
| Nov 2005: | Pastel Society of the Southwest Award of Merit |
| Nov 2004: | Front cover image on Show Catalog for the Northwest Pastel Society Intl Show |
| Oct, 2004: | Pastel Society of Oregon First Place Award |
| Nov, 2003: | Mirror Pond Gallery Art Central Show, Bend, OR; Daniel Smith Award |
| June, 2002: | Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Honorable Mention Award |
| Sept, 2001: | Canaga Gallery Figurative Show; Eugene, OR; Graham Award |
Commissions
May, 2003: “Hedges Creek”, City of Tualatin, Visual Chronicles
Bibiography
2007 Best of America Pastel Artists & Artisans Volume I, Kennedy Publishing, page 65
2009 Best of America Pastel Artists & Artisans Volume II, Kennedy Publishing
Affiliations
Northwest Pastel Society, Kirkland, WA http://www.nwps.org
Pastel Society of the Southwest, Dallas, TX http://www.pssw.org/
Don Terra Artworks, http://www.donterra.com
Education
Pacific Northwest College of Art, BFA Painting
SMU, UT Austin, BS and MA Chemistry
An emerging Northwest painter who resides in the Portland, Oregon area, Rob works primarily in pastel and oil mediums but in recent years has become a printmaker. Rob’s interest is in the landscape and he lives in Northwest to be close to a variety of geography and geology in wild lands. His work starts with plein air paintings, sketches and experiences in the Northwest landscape. Rob strives to create in his work both physical landscape and an inner landscape where the mind’s experience of a place plays a part. A Portland collector described Rob’s work by stating “I’ve been looking at a lot of art and nobody puts color on a canvas more effectively than Rob. He must have an intense response to what he sees, a sensory love affair with nature. The result is a distinctive style of painting which enlivens the most placid scene without slipping over into excess.” Rob holds a BFA in Painting from Pacific Northwest College of Art. In 2008, he received the Director’s Purchase Award and an Honorable Mention in the Pastel National 2008 show in Wichita, KS. In 2009, Rob was published in Kennedy Publishing's the 'Best of American Pastel Artists Volume II.
