Below are samples of figurative work in various media
Artistic Journey
To capture the likeness of a person on a canvas or drawing paper is a profoundly enriching experience. I have been working at it for many years and still feel a tingle of excitement and anticipation when I begin a new work. There is always hope that this time I will capture the truth of the person simply and elegantly. To this end I continue to study my craft and the work of artists who have gone before me.
It was with noted painter and teacher Maynard Stewart at San Jose State that I learned the principles of Classical drawing and painting. Stewart was strongly influenced by Frank Vincent Dumond at the Art Students' League in New York and Dumond in turn by Jules LeFebre in France. Thus I was fortunate to inherit the lineage of the Classical tradition.
Studied in Florence Italy with Nerina Simi, whose studio produced some of the finest painters in Europe. She was an important influence upon the great Italian master Pietro Annigoni.
Robert taught at Gonzaga in Florence and later at Seattle University and San Jose State University.
Robert works in oil, pastel, and various drawing media.
Portrait Artist
NASA PORTRAITS :
Charles Billings, M.D., Chief Scientist, NASA-AMES Research Center
William Ballhaus, President and CEO, Aerospace Corporation
Howard Goldstein, Aerodynamicist, he tested materials used for the Apollo capsule heat shield, which protected the three-man crew against the blistering heat of reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on the return trip from the Moon.
Jeremiah Creedon, Director NASA-Langley; Director of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology
Ken Munechika, Director NASA-Ames,,Director, Moffett Federal Airfield
Scott Hubbard, At NASA, Hubbard served as the first Mars Exploration Program Director
Henry McDonald, Director NASA-Ames
Charles Bauschlicher, Chemist-NASA
UNIVERSITY PORTRAITS
John Bunzell, President, San Jose State
Ivory Nelson, President, Central Washington University
Dr. & Mrs Phillip[ Fialkow, University of Washington School of Medicine
Jack Lein, Univ. of Washington School of Medicine, educator and founder of WWAMI
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Simpkins, benefactors of San Jose State Univ.
James Brooks, President of Central Washington Univ.
SILICON VALLEY PIONEERS, 9' x 18' MURAL, collection of the School of Engineering at Stanford University
Lawfirm of Flehr, Hohbach, Teste, Albritton, and Herbert
The Advocate, Judge Woody Rich, Riverside County Courthouse
Ken Maddy, California State Senator, Fresno, CA
Gray Davis. Governor of California
Richard Ravitch, Lieutenant Governor, New York
Ralph Waite, TV and movie actor, star of The Waltons
Jeff Morseburg, owner Morseburg Galleries, Los Angeles
The Chess Game, Family of Hardy Reyerson, San Jose, CA
Hezzie Wolfe, Tuscaloosa, AL
and numerous Individual portraits
Remembering
Artistic Portraits
Explore exquisite portraits by a Florence-trained professional artist.
The Chess Game, Hardy Reyerson and Children
Ora Dodd Ledig
The Harmonica Player
Charlie
