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March
18, 2021
"1951
Chevy Coupe"
11
x 14 inches Oil on illustration board
(
Portrait)
This
was a commissioned painting.
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by Robert April 8, 2021
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August
4, 2020
"Quintalus"
20
x 15 inches Casein on illustration board
(
Landscape)
A
fictional planet derived strait out of the imagination.
Posted
by Robert April 8, 2021
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May
30, 2019
"Great
Sphinx Reconstruction"
Study
Sketch
(
Portrait)
Watch this project unfold on
YouTube just type in 'Robert Wanka' when at YouTube.
Posted
by Robert April 9, 2021
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March
2, 2018
"503
At the Platform"
32
x 26 inches Acrylic on canvas
(
Portrait)
Keep
it simple, that was the impression I was after in this painting of
the yet inactive LRT system in Kitchener Waterloo.
Posted
by Robert March 6, 2018
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March
1, 2018
"1888
First Streetcar Rails "
30
x 24 inches Graphite on paper mounted to board
(
Portrait)
130
years ago, the
first streetcar rails were laid down on King Street through Waterloo
and Kitchener (Berlin).
Notice
here, that the young man shown as a rail crew worker is dressed in
regular street clothing: no construction helmet, reflective vest, or
safety boots; working standards were very different in 1888.
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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March
2, 2018
"The
First Horse Drawn Streetcars"
24
x 16 inches Graphite on paper mounted to board
(
Portrait)
129
years ago, during the horse drawn rail days, driver Henry U.
Clemens ferried the horses, two of which were known as Joe and Kate,
up and down King Street. Service started at 6:40 am from the
Waterloo car barns and continued every 1.5 hours. The
last car left Waterloo at 9pm and made the return journey at 9:40pm.
Late revelers had to listen carefully for the sound of the last ride
bell which the horses wore for the final trip back to Waterloo. It
was estimated by Clemens that each of the two rail cars carried
about 400 people per day.
News,
views from the Grace Schmidt Room, Kitchener Public Library
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
27, 2018
"Streetcar
Ticket "
24
x 16 inches Graphite on paper mounted to board
(
Portrait)
A picture tells a thousand words . . . what more can I
say about this drawing?
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
26, 2018
"Planner
Builder Maker "
36
x 30 inches Oil on canvas
(
Portrait)
The
planner, builder and maker, that is to whom I dedicate this
painting. If you drive a car, live in a house, with electricity, hot
and cold water at your command, take public transportation . . . in
other words are privileged to have such things at your disposal,
know that this would not be possible and thus available if not for
the 'Planner, the Builder and the Maker!
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
24, 2018
"ION
Test Run "
28
x 22 inches Oil on canvas
(
Portrait)
Paintings of machines like cars and trains can be unimpressive when
you
fail to employ soft edges liberally and hard edges conservatively.
That is just one tool for creating
'Mood'
and it is one I used here to get the effect
seen.
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by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
20, 2018
"Kitchener
Streetcar 1940s"
18
x 24 inches graphite on paper mounted to board
(
Portrait)
The device that looks like an old bed spring in front
of this streetcar is a cowcatcher. A safety device in case a
pedestrian inadvertently stepped out in front of a moving
tram.
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
17, 2018
"Crossing
Guard "
10
x 8 inches Oil on Board
(
Portrait)
This
device will become quite familiar to many motorists and pedestrians
in the Twin Cities when the LRT begins operations. The artistic challenge
posed for me was two fold. Can such a subject make an interesting
painting, and can I do it?
You
be the judge.
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by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
15, 2018
"1984
New Look Bus by Walper Hotel"
28
x 20 inches Oil on canvas
(
Portrait)
I have fond memories of this bus; back in mid 1980's in
Toronto, I used to take one like it (nick named 'the Fish Bowl' bus
due to its large front window), to and from work everyday for 2
years.
I recall one Winter after work, standing and
waiting for the bus to arrive and realizing that Ontario Winters can
be just as cold as any in Saskatchewan, my home province . . .
perhaps even colder given that it is a damp cold vs. the dry one out
West. I was never so glad to step into that wonderfully warm bus
when it finally came along.
When
I was living in Calgary in 1981, I toyed with the idea of becoming a
bus driver . . . never happened though, I was primed to become an
artist instead.
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by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
12, 2018
"1907
Streetcar King & Erb St. Waterloo "
26
x 20 inches Oil on canvas
(
Portrait)
111
years ago from the present, streetcars moved up and down King St. in
Waterloo and Kitchener (Berlin). I chose this spot because of
a certain point of interest that has survived 138 years of changing real estate
throughout the city. The building behind the number 9 street car is
non other than the Waterloo Hotel (The Zimmerman House built in
1890).
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by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
10, 2018
"2018
Bus King and Erb St. Waterloo"
26
x 20 inches Oil on canvas
(
Portrait)
I wanted to capture a present day bus moving along that
exact same stretch on King St. in Waterloo as the streetcars had
done many decades earlier. The driver of #5 ERB passed by me
unaware that I had chosen his bus to be featured in a
painting.
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
5, 2018
"Trolleys
in the Twin Cities "
26
x 20 inches Acrylic on canvas
(
Portrait)
This
was the kind of bus in the 1960s and early 70's I remember well. I recall
climbing aboard one to go downtown and see a movie.
It
was a Disney animated movie, 'The Jungle Book".
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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February
3, 2018
"The
Return of Streetcars in Kitchener"
32
x 22 inches Acrylic on canvas
(
Cityscape)
We
are having a rather odd February in Ontario this year, the snow had
completely melted the day I visited this site in Kitchener. The
street we are looking down is Fredrick St. Behind the train is the
intersection of King and Frederick St. When I came upon this scene
there were no trains traveling down the tracks (operations have as
yet not begun), so in anticipation of what will no doubt eventually
become a common sight. I added a train anyway.
One of the advantages of being
able to apply
artistic license.
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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January
7, 2018
"First
Delivery "
24
x 16 inches Acrylic on canvas
(
Portrait)
The much awaited arrival of the first LRT train for
Kitchener Waterloo. For rail buffs such as myself, it was a sight
for soar eyes.
Posted
by Robert March 8, 2018
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January
20, 2018
"Sign
of the Times"
18
x 14 inches Acrylic & Oil on canvas
(
Portrait)
The
upper half of this painting (the sky and wires) were done in
acrylic, the sign and bottom half of the sky, in oils. The idea was,
can I take an ordinary subject like this and turn it into something artistically
interesting? I like it! The reason for using two different
mediums in one painting was that the acrylic wasn't giving me the
softness I was after, nor the bold brush strokes in the areas I wanted
them . . . so the painting is an application of the best of
two mediums.
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by Robert March 8, 2018
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January
19, 2018
"Chaos
before Order "
24
x 18 inches Acrylic on canvas
(
Landscape)
While the Light Rapid Transit system is being built
in Kitchener & Waterloo, chaos has descended upon the usual
order within the twin cities. The promise of course is, better
'order' will come out of it.
In
this painting I juxtaposed one element of that upheaval, an
unearthed concrete subterranean structure of a kind . . . of which I
saw many examples thereof strewn throughout both cities. I won't
hazard a guess as to what their former purpose may have been. Now
however, they are piles of shattered rubble. My thought was thing,
'could this unique subject make an interesting paining?
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by Robert March 8, 2018
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June
24, 2017
"Darla,
Harley and Byron"
10
x 8 inches Oil on Board
(
Portrait)
This
portrait commission hit me right in the heart . . . our dear pet
Bombay of almost 14 years passed away while I was painting
this. These beautiful animals are more than just pets to those
of us who love them! As of this writing Darla, Harley and
Byron the cat are alive and well!
Posted
by Robert March 2018
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February
2, 2017
"Nathan
and Ashley Hawkes "
18
x 24 inches Oil on canvas
(
Portrait)
Portrait
Commission. This is my second portrait of Nathan and
Ashley.
Posted
by Robert March 2018
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July
11, 2016
"ION
Rail Worker"
10
x 8 inches Oil on Board
(
Portrait)
An L.R.T. (Light Rapid Transit) system is being built
in Kitchener & Waterloo. Being interested in such things, that
is, interested in railroading; I am drawn to the artistic
opportunities such efforts bring.
Here
a worker is adjusting the pins (not spikes) that will hold the rail
to the ties.
Posted
by Robert July 12, 2016
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July
30, 2014
"Central
Presbyterian Church"
10
x 17.5 inches Oil on Slate
(
Architecture)
This architectural painting of the Central Presbyterian
Church in Cambridge Ontario (built in 1880), is painted
upon one of its slate roofing tiles.
Posted
by Robert July 30, 2014
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April
3, 2014
"Ancient
Egyptian Glyph"
4
x 3 inches Oil on hard board
(
Painting a day Category)
This Ancient Egyptian symbol, called "Ankh"
was often shown on tomb and temple walls being offered to the Pharaoh
as the "breath of life". It was said to be associated with
the life giving and regenerative qualities of air and water. The
Ankh, was a potent amulet throughout all of Egyptian history in part
because it served more as a symbol and decorative element than a
linguistic one. In the early Christian era, the Coptic Period, the
Ankh survived as a symbol called the crux ansata, the handled
or "eyed" cross.
*Reading Egyptian Art by
Richard H. Wilkinson
The
colours chosen for this painting where typically tinted to capture
those employed upon the temple walls in Egypt. An Egyptian
blue Ankh in a field of Yellow ochre, had significant meaning . . .
I could go on but this is not the place for long dissertations.
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by Robert April 3, 2014
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February
12, 2014
"Memory
Friend"
5
x 6 inches Oil on canvas mounted to hard board
(
Painting a day Category)
I
remember this little Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera being used by my
parents back in the 1950's and 60's. The photograph in this painting
was taken in 1957 of a 3 year old on his tricycle. Yes, that 3 year
old was me.
Posted
by Robert Feb 12, 2014
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February
3, 2014
"Purple
Marble"
5
x 6 inches Oil on canvas mounted to hard board
(
Painting a day Category)
The
light cast through this marble gave me quite the challenge.
My eyes were clearly observing a reddish purple from the
marble set up in front of me, but all I could mix up was a
blue purple. Eventually I came upon a combination of Winsor Violet (Dioxazine),
Magenta, and Ultra Marine Blue + Zink White to get an approximate
match. When observing the natural world our eyes see subtleties
in colour that are not always possible to capture in the painted
film . . . or upon the digital sensor of a camera. After
taking a picture of the completed painting I had to go into
Photoshop and manually tint the red back into it.
Posted
by Robert Feb 3, 2014
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January
3, 2014
"On
the Beach"
6
x 8 inches Oil on canvas mounted to hard board
(
Landscape Category)
First
painting of the new year is a small quick study, the scene of course
is a familiar one for anyone who's lived or vacationed on an island
near the equator, the young woman in the red bikini might be
indicative of the dream of many a young man . . . stranded on a
deserted Island with a pretty woman . . . but alas my motives here
were strictly technical, I was thinking of focal points, brush
strokes, lost edges and other painterly quests.
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by Robert January 4, 2014
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December
10, 2013
"2013
Christmas Card"
5.5
x 8.5 inches pencil on illustration board
(
Portrait Category)
This
years Christmas card is a focus upon our faces. In the human face
and most particularly through the eyes, the heart and light of the
soul may be perceived. From my family to you and yours, may
Christmas fill your heart with a warm and loving light! ~ Robert
Isler Wanka
Posted
by Robert December17, 2013
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Artists Collection
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December
3, 2013
"Locomotive
47"
10
x 12 inches oil on Linen mounted to hardboard
(
Portrait Category)
There is something wonderfully iconic
about the business end of a North American Steam Locomotive! Built
in 1914 this former Canadian National Railway steam engine #47 now
rests in Scranton PA. In this painting, she's under steam and
looking as active and spry as she did back in 1954.
However,
that is not how I found her when I visited Scranton this summer. I
chose to paint her not as the cold rusting hulk she has become. As I
stood there marveling up at this old survivor with its pealed paint,
rust and a peculiar lean - as though she had a flat tire -
I still felt the thrill of that wonderful iconic look. In my
mind’s eye I could see her cleaned up, straightened up and under
steam, so that is how I painted her.
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by Robert December 3, 2013
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November
21, 2013
"Along
the Beach"
8
x 6 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
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by Robert November 21, 2013
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November
14, 2013
"Steam
Along the Bow River"
24
x 36 inches oil on stretched canvas
(
Landscape Category)
An
interesting thing about the addition of the cowboy into this
painting was the comment I received from a friend who had only heard
that I was about to begin a commission with a train in it, He said,
"you know I always thought it interesting that steam trains
were still around and working right up until the late 1950's, I kind
of associate them with the old west, you know, cowboys and
such".
I chuckled and then told him, "yea, I've got one of those in
the painting as well".
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by Robert November 15, 2013
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August
30, 2013
"Clinging
in the Light"
12
x 10 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
In
the Gorge at Watkins Glen, I noticed these tiny flowers
clinging to the rock face. Delicate and fleeting is
their moment in the sun and yet this cycle of life has
repeated itself for tens of thousands of years. There is
a deep sense of continuance here; the water moving
through the gorge had worn down deep into Earths
sedimentary past. According to geologists, 380 million
years into that past.
As
I stood there observing this scene, I intuitively
understood that time was like a dance, it was matter in
motion, moving to a rhythm as delicate and fresh as
these lovely flowers.
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Robert August 30, 2013
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August
29, 2013
"Late
Afternoon Marina"
16
x 12 inches oil on linen mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
It was late afternoon at the City Pier on the Canandaigua
Lake in New York State when I spied this delightful scene. My lovely
wife and I and some good friends had been on a week long trip in the
finger lakes area and this was our last stop before heading back to
Canada.
I've always wanted to do a painting of
boats at a marina, something about them trips thoughts of pleasant
times within me even though I'm not a "boat" or water kind
of guy. Nevertheless I have always loved the craftsmanship that goes
into the making of ships (or boats), must be memories of another
life perhaps.
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by Robert August 29, 2013
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August
6, 2013
"Gorge"
20
x 16 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
The Gorge at Watkins Glen State
Park is the subject of this painting.
It is rather fascinating what water
can do over long periods of time to sedimentary rock. As I stood and
observed this scene it wasn't difficult to imagined the ages that
have passed in its making.
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by Robert August 6, 2013
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August
2, 2013
"British
Soldier 1812"
12
x 10 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Portrait Category)
A few days ago I was visiting Fort George beside
the town of Niagara on the Lake. There were actors dressed up
in period costume, scullery maids and soldiers. I was impressed by
the historical knowledge these actors possessed about this British
fort and the people who manned it before and during the war of 1812.
As I listened and read what life in those days of
Duty, God and King were like, I realized just how tough it was to
live then. If you were so inclined, you would have joined the army
when you were 16 and unless you suffered the misfortune
of poor health or death, you were in it for 21
years. The pay was low and the risk to life and limb high. I suppose
that the gun, the snappy uniform and the sense of belonging to a
potent force were good enough compensation when you were young but
what were your prospects as you got older. For the enlisted man
those prospects were not only extremely limited, they were positively
grim for you, your wife, if you had one, and any children that came
along.
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by Robert August 2, 2013
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July
29, 2013
"The
Old Thornbury Train Bridge"
12
x 20 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
Built to last, this relic from another age
still stands over the Beaver River in the town of Thornbury
Ontario. It now serves as a walking/biking bridge. What
cannot be seen here, is the other half of this bridge which,
interestingly enough, is a trestle bridge made from massive
wooden beams.
Quite often the stark contrast of things can cause
one to pause and take notice. That is what caught my eye when I
found myself at waters edge looking up at concrete pylon and steel beams
which compose part of the Bridge over this river. Contrast marks the
differences in things, beautiful or not so beautiful, natural or not
so natural. When you are aware of contrast you just cannot fail to
notice the relationship between the subtle and the extreme, what
pleases you and what does not . . . then you choose where your
painters eye shall rest.
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by Robert July 29, 2013
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July
2, 2013
"Across
the Bridge"
16
x 12 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
The Thornbury Train/walking Bridge looking
across it towards the Blue Mountains.
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by Robert July 2, 2013
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July
1, 2013
"Bridge
View"
16
x 20 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
Looking West from the old Train Bridge
over the Beaver River in Thornbury. That is Georgian Bay
between the trees.
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by Robert July 1, 2013
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June
4, 2013
"The
Crows Nest"
11 x
12 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
The sky, a bird, and the top of a lofty
tree from which to observe the world . . . sometimes I feel
like I would like to observe the world that way.
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by Robert June 4, 2013
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May
30, 2013
"Fishing
& Relaxing/Thornbury"
12 x 16 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
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Landscape Category)
Thornbury Ontario is a happening town, a place
that offers relaxation in the summer and skiing during the
winter months at the nearby Blue Mountains. the place
is full of great subjects to paint and equally great places to eat
as well as some very nice art galleries to visit. When I came
upon this scene on one of my visits there, I kind of thought
this sort of summed up the relaxation part of the Thornbury
equation.
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by Robert May 30, 2013
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May
23, 2013
"Spring
Tulips"
6 x 9 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Still Life Category)
The moment I observed this scene at a
dinner party, I knew that it would make an interesting
painting. Of course it was the effect of the light upon the
etched patterns in the glass vase and that incredible
background colour which caught my attention.
A relatively simple scene and yet the
challenge for me was not to replicate the details but
rather to paint the essence of the impression that
this subject made upon me. Now that's the trick, and the art
of it!
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by Robert May 23, 2013
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May
16, 2013
"Barn
on Yellow"
16 x 12 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
I had spied this barn or shed, some weeks ago while
driving on the outskirts of town. The texture of old barn
board weathered and all was very much something that
interested me. How would I go about painting an impression
of that interest? When I drove out there yesterday to study
and consider that question with more than words, I found
myself quite surprised to find this barn surrounded by a
carpet of yellow flowers . . . the proverbial dandelion
every lawn owners nightmare.
However, as I witnessed it yesterday morning, these
flowers at this time of the year, were absolutely lovely,
not to mention such a wonderful contrast to the blue of the
sky. You just never know where your impression of things are
going to go when you set down to paint them, as always, it
is a surprise and very often, a very delightful one.
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by Robert May 16, 2013
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May
9, 2013
"Red
Truck"
10 x 8 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Portrait Category)
I can't help but find scenes such as
this old rusting truck, a visual delight in weathering and
texture. Once, not really all that long ago, this was a
shining new machine just off the line . . . but in time
and with use things start drifting to what one finds here,
character oozing out of every dent, faded flaking paint
chip and creeping rust spot. Then, just like an old Mayan
temple, the plant kingdom moves in and slowly but surly,
along with wind and rain, unmakes the thing . . .
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May 9 2013
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May
7, 2013
"Chipping
Sparrow"
5 x 6
inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Portrait Category)
Wild birds intrigue me. This 5 inch sparrow
is all business at the bird feeder outside of my kitchen
window, and yet alert and aware that I was watching him. It's this
kind of presence of mind, of being "aware of ones surroundings
and in the moment," that I think we could learn from. So often
we humans walk around worrying about the future and regretting the
past that we quite often forget about paying attention to the here
and now.
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March
26, 2013
"Sunset
Crescent"
14 x 10 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
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Landscape Category)
Clouds, what are they? A
scientist might describe them as the engine of Earths weather
system, or water vapor that settles on dust
particles in the atmosphere. This description while true, does
not describe their affect upon the human eye and
mind, or upon our emotions. Who among us hasn't looked up on
occasion and noticed the play of light and shadow taking place
there in the clouds? More poignant though is this, who
hasn't felt the drama of that play and been amazed by the
churning visual artistry therein?
Another
point of interest is Earth’s moon, bound by invisible
gravitational forces it moves silently across a day or night
sky, a celestial figure so familiar to us as to become almost
ordinary. When the
moon is full, there is something eerily enchanting in its cool
pail reflective light upon glittering waters and twilit lands.
In this painting, the crescent moon adds yet another layer to
nature’s subtle sky drama and mystery all around.
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by Robert March 28, 2013
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Friday
February 22, 2013
"Tulips
under Lamp"
8 x 10 inches oil on
linen mounted to hardboard
(
Still Life Category)
This
bowl along with the tulips and glass pebbles in it, were
originally part of a wedding table arrangement. I thought it would
make a nice artistic subject and so I asked if we might bring it
home with us. Of course the answer was yes and this was how I set
it up at our home.
This
scene was painted by direct observation, meaning no photographs
were used as reference. The ambient light in our dining room was
not what I would call the best, In the dimness I was hard pressed
to see my canvas and pallet well enough to mix and place the
correct colours. However, I persevered and the result was this
lovely painting. Incidentally when we brought this unique flower
arrangement home the tulips were closed, over the course of the
two and one half days of painting this scene, the flowers opened
and I had to alter them as you see them here . . .
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by Robert February 23, 2013
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Sunday
February 17, 2013
"Day
After the Snow Storm"
18
x 14 inches oil on canvas mounted to
hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
Three
days after the snow storm I saw this scene on our way to St. Louise
church in Waterloo. Now I have to say this, winter is not my favorite
time of the year but one can't help but be struck by the quiet majesty
of frost covered trees and the ethereal quality of the atmosphere on
days such as this one.
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by Robert February 18, 2013
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Thursday
February 14, 2013
"Evening
After The Snow Storm"
10
x 12 inches oil on linen mounted to hardboard
As
I walked our dog Bombay, in this winter wonderland that only a few
hours earlier was snow- less, I could not help but be struck by the
interesting play of colour and light here. Over the course of
a few evenings I consigned that play to memory. Through close
observation, notes, and photography I was able to capture the
essence of "Evening After The Snow Storm".
(
Landscape Category)
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by Robert February 14, 2013
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Monday
February 8, 2013
"Dove
in Snow"
5.5
x 6 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
In
the round. The whole world is a circle . . . and so it was as I
observed this morning dove sitting contentedly in the snow below our
bird feeder, the idea of life cycles of eggs and orbs struck me as
something to consider in a painting.
(
Portrait Category)
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February 13, 2013
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Monday
February 4, 2013
"Highway
Clouds"
18
x14 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
Roads
do more than provide a quick way to get from here to there, they
suggest the linear nature of our human mind set. We think in terms
of journeys, of beginnings and endings and the straighter the
line, meaning the fewer obstacles, deviations, in getting there,
the better. It is in the everyday things of our lives that one
might be surprised to discover hints of beauty or suggestions of
depth and majesty. Next time you are driving along a highway
someplace, perhaps on a dreary day such as this one, look up at the sky and you
just might catch a glimpse of another way of seeing the world, a
way that is non linear.
(
Landscape Category)
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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Tuesday
January 29, 2013
"Thornbury
Sundown"
10
x 8 inches oil on toned canvas mounted to hardboard
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Landscape Category)
Sunsets,
who isn't impressed by the most spectacular of them?
And yet
there is something spectacular even in the subtle play of the suns
setting light upon what one might think of as a rather ordinary
vantage point. If you are open to looking and becoming aware
of those subtleties, you just may find yourself equally impressed as
I was when this scene caught my attention.
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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Sunday
January 27, 2013
"Barn
Door"
10
x 8 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
Time,
and weathering can lend character to the things of this world like
nothing else. Substitute those two words with challenge and
experience and you get something like this old door . . . a
survivor.
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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Saturday
January 26, 2013
"Bridge
Over Icy Water"
16
x 12 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
(
Landscape Category)
In
the world of fairytales Trolls live under bridges, but in the real
world I found mystery and a quiet beauty under this one.
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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Monday
January 21, 2013
"Flower
Stove"
12
x 10 inches oil on linen mounted to hardboard
(
Still Life Category)
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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Wednesday
January 16, 2013
"Road
Reflections"
8
x 6 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
Inspiration,
where does it come from? Is it the best of things, events and people who
cause us to feel such a sensation, as to be "inspired?"
Perhaps there is
some of that.
I was in a state
of inspiration when I painted this rather ordinary scene, a state of insight
that saw the best of things in the ordinary.
(
Landscape Category)
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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Tuesday
January 15, 2013
"Winter
Melt"
8
x 6 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
As
I drove along the narrow back road leading from the town of
Conestoga to the city of Waterloo I happened upon this striking
scene. Light upon a wet road at this time of the year can be
blinding and a nuisance while driving, but not this day.
(
Landscape Category)
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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Monday
December 31, 2012
"Dappled
Flowers"
14
x 10 inches oil on canvas mounted to hardboard
While
visiting friends in the town of Thornbury this summer, I could not
but help notice the wonderful array of flowers planted around their
home. This particular arrangement stood at the foot of the stairs
leading up to the front deck. The dappled sunlight through the
cedars that stood to the left played whimsically upon the paving
stones, cedar stairs and flowers alike . . . a painting of my
impression of that moment ensued.
(
Landscape Category)
posted
by Robert February 13, 2013
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