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 Rob has had a lifelong interest
in art, music and architecture, and attended Lafayette College in the
liberal arts program. He is a member of the Alexandria Art League and
studies at the Art League school. His works have been on display there
and at other venues, and in collections around the country and the
world. He started painting in watercolor in 1985, when he was working
as a software developer in the Northern Virginia area, where he grew
up.
Rob is constantly
searching for unique ways to express a personal vision in each of his
works. Over the years, he has developed a style that is sometimes
traditional, and sometimes not so traditional, but the results are
always interesting. For example, he has developed a technique of
combining watercolor with wax resist to create texture. The wax layer
works to 'decompose' the image in a way that creates a suggestion of
detail, rather than a strict copy of the subject. This encourages the
viewer's imagination to become more fully engaged.
With his background in software
development, it was natural for Rob to discover that digital
photography and computers are useful modern tools which can suggest new
ways of presenting a traditional subject. Otherwise, his inspiration is old fashioned:
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"The
subject must move me in some way, i.e., how the light reveals a
pattern, or a feeling that's evoked by being in its presence, or simply
its beauty or symbolism. It may come from a feeling of respect and
admiration for the subject. It may possess an interesting color scheme,
subtle or strong, or an unusual use of combined imagery or geometry." |
Rob is
currently working on a book that details some of these techniques, and
his approach to painting in general. In addition to watercolor, Rob
works in other media including acrylic, pastel, oil, and colored
pencil.
In 2006, Rob won the People's Choice award at the first annual
Riverbend Plein air paint out at Riverbend Park on the Potomac river,
where 25 local and nationally recognized artists competed for prizes.
Subsequently he was elected president of the Riverbend Artists Group.
Since 2007, Rob has been teaching watercolor landscape painting at Riverbend Park.
Rob develops and maintains websites for artists and other
organizations. Some of those sites include Friends of Riverbend Park (forb.org), Jack Warden Art (jackwardenart.com), and this site. If you are an artist who is interested in having a custom and personalized presence on the web, for a reasonable fee -
check out those references. Your site may include unlimited images,
and free updates. As an artist, Rob can also provide specific
suggestions on ways to present your art in more effective ways.
For more information, contact Rob at: rnevitte@verizon.net
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