I am a blue collar artist. It originates with growing up in Wyoming: with going fishing, sleeping on the ground, cooking over open fires, picking chokecherries, gooseberries, wildplums, stacking hay, and walking in blizzards. There was little or nothing between the self and nature. Nature is the ultimate artist. Some call it God. Nothing we do as an artist will supplant or surpass the earths natural aesthetic. Appreciation of beauty is not taught. Beauty is inherent in the world. Perhaps the best we can do is attempt to share our view, what we see, and what we feel.
Therefore I try to be practical, to make art that is immediate, instinctive, and without explanation. A sunset is not explained, it is. The world is full of skilled painters and photographers. It has all been done. Scanner photography has given me the chance to do something a little different, to change focus, perspective and scale. The images are recognizable as real but with a surreal element. Maybe that is the only thing that nature does not express well, which is the human element. Our desire to express our experience and our emotions. My hope is that whatever your beliefs or background you may find elements in my art which resonate. It may be all we ever understand of each other.
Robert
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