I have always been interested in the work of artists who paint the human form, so this remains my focus and usual subject. The traditions of figurative work remain important in art to the present, and I have enjoyed learning and using processes and techniques used by painters in the past, incorporating them into modern subject, context, and sensibility. My intent is to create a picture that is visually pleasing and captures people and their emotions through color and composition.

Although my work may raise questions or offer some new perspective, any psychological content is subtle, as I not try to shock the viewer. Rather, because I am interested in introspection and quiet observation, I seek to convey a sense of silent contemplation and nudge a viewer gently to a new space, a different vantage point.

My studio is at 123 E. Cleburn Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

I may be reached by phone at

479 422 5055

or by e-mail:

robandes (at) yahoo.com