Location: Canada
Rob explored drawing and painting on his own until his late teens. He then studied with John Angel (a protégé of Italian master Pietro Annigoni), with whom he apprenticed for a year. Rob’s focus is portraiture and figure work, which he executes in soft pastel and oil.
Rob finds the human face to be an endless source of inspiration, and the landscape of the body provides him limitless raw material for artistic expression.
Rob is influenced by the work of Velázquez, Degas, and modern masters Daniel Greene and Robert Liberace.
This portfolio is a sampling of my pastel paintings. You can find more at ohoskiart.com.
Styro' Fishin' captures the fishing exploits of three intrepid sailors in their styrofoam boat. This painting was inspired by those three children, happily floating in their styrofoam container, fishing in the waters of Indonesia. They were focused on their catch as we watched from shore. (ohoskiart.com)
“Self-Portrait With Dali Clock”
Self-Portrait With Dali Clock, an unfinished work, on purpose, is an allegory about time that includes part of one of Dali's paintings. (ohoskiart.com)
Three Graces is my take on this ancient myth of maidens representing art, beauty and music. I've introduced some diversity into my version. (ohoskiart.com)
Self-Portrait is, as it's named, a portrait of me done in pastel. (ohoskiart.com)
Palmas, part of my Spanish series, shows a young flamenco dancer, who has paused in her dance to execute palmas - rhythmic clapping. (ohoskiart.com)
We enjoyed many such walks on beautiful Playa Hermosa in Costa Rica
“Styro' Fishin'”
“Three Graces”
“Self-Portrait”
“Palmas”
“Beach Walk”
