Bob Rohm
Bob has been drawing and painting
most of his life. He was first introduced to the power of painting
at the age of ten when a favorite Aunt took him to an exhibition of
French Impressionists.
In the years that followed his
graduation from the York Academy of Arts in 1970, he entered into a
career in the film and video production business. He began as a
camera assistant and quickly became a director, producer, and
eventually led him to stop painting altogether for nearly ten
years.
Born and raised in the northeast,
Rohm's return to painting was triggered in early 80's when he moved to
Texas; the broad vistas and bright, hard sky of the southwest opened up
before him. There he found a landscape of stark simplicity and
solitary beauty. Bob began to cut back his production business in
order to paint part time, and in a few short years became a full time
artist.
Rohm's style reflects his discovery
of the southwest. Each painting captures an element beyond
reality. Each moves the viewer beyond the subject itself.
And while not all of his paintings have a southwestern theme, they
demonstrate the focus of style which evolved with his realization of the
southwestern image: razor-sharp contrasts and vivid colors.
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