About the Artist
ROBERT MACPHERSON
I spent my childhood in the Pacific Northwest. As a boy I whiled away a lot of school days secretly sketching in my notebook instead of listening to the teacher.
I enlisted in the Navy in 1966 and later received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis MD. Upon graduation from the Academy I was assigned to a ship stationed in the Western Pacific. The ship’s Chief Engineer introduced me to oil painting. I’ve been painting ever since.
I resigned from the Navy in 1978 and continued to pursue my interest in painting by attending workshops with numerous professional artists. During this period I worked as an administrator at several universities and worked on art projects in my spare time. I also taught a studio oil painting class for 5 years at my last university. I became a full-time artist in 2005 with a lot of help from Ruby, my wife. We now live in Southern California.
Over the years my work has been shown in numerous galleries all over the country. My paintings have also appeared in numerous gallery shows and national juried art exhibitions.
My interest in painting is refreshed by frequent experimentation with new techniques, compositions, and subject matter. These experiments have kept me excited and curious about the process of making art for over 50 years.
