Artist Statement
Since the 1980′s I have strived to be a realist in all aspects of my work, primarily oil paintings and drawings. When properly applied, I can render a life-like drawing and highly detailed; technically perfect painting. I realize now that it is not enough. The human mind requires art to be interesting. The human mind wants to be challenged. The human mind wants to examine a piece of artwork and fill in the blanks intentionally left by the artist. Quite simply put: What is not painted or drawn is much more important than what is. A art skill is the ability to choose these skips and omissions. A talent is doing it naturally and without calculation. Above, I have stated my definition of an impressionist. Through a more serious approach to studying other artists’ and my own work, I am consciously moving towards a more impressionist style and a more expressively free medium: Watercolor.
Rob Burkhard
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