As far back as Bob can remember he has been drawing and painting.
When he was around ten a favorite Aunt took him to an exhibition of French
Impressionists. This experience overwhelmed and propelled him into the life
of an artist. Bob graduated from the York Academy of Arts in 1970, but
stopped painting for nearly ten years because of confusion engendered by
the wildly divergent influences of his instructors. But, he says, he 'never
stopped painting in my mind.' Bob's return to painting was triggered in 1983
when he moved to Texas, and saw the unique vistas of the Southwest. He
loved the landscapes of stark simplicity and solitary beauty, but it was the
qualities of the light and colors that inspired him most. |

Bob Rohm |