Robert Seaman
I often prefer to take recognizable subject matter, everyday things and the human forms that make up our tangible world, and render them in slightly unusual ways. A slight departure from convention. A slightly skewed way of looking at common things, odd views and combinations, stuff of the imagination. Sometimes a nod to fantasy and whimsy. Asking the viewer to wonder and guess. Sometimes smile.
Artist’s Statement
Art with a small “a” appeals to me. I think all art, regardless of type or quality, is the result of evolving creative expression. The dedicated artist attempts always to improve, to hone, his or her skills. Always learning. Always practicing. Always expressing.
I think the force that animates us is fundamentally a creative energy that begs for, often demands, expression. Depending on an individual’s bent this can result in the need to make music, make pictures, write stories, dance, arrange flowers, carve birds, make pots,design hats, sew moccasins, and endlessly more. If the bent or talent is strong enough, a writer cannot not write a painter/drawer cannot not paint and draw. And so on. Always chasing imperfectly the perfect mental vision. I draw and paint. I cannot stop myself. I tend to be “realistic” in execution. I often prefer to take recognizable subject matter, everyday things and the human forms that make up our tangible world, and render them in slightly unusual ways. A slight departure from convention. A slightly skewed way of looking at common things, odd views and combinations, stuff of the imagination. Sometimes a nod to fantasy and whimsy. Asking the viewer to wonder and guess. Sometimes smile.
My work is roughly divided between oil painting and graphite/pencil drawing often in combination with acrylic and/or watercolor.
Illustrator (prior and/or current)
Gray’s Sporting Journal, Fly Fisherman Magazine, LadyBug and Cricket magazines,
Sanctuary Magazine (MA Audubon Society). The hunting and fishing field;
Most Recent: The History of the Grand Cascapedia River and 8 by Charmichael.
Paper Magic, Inc., Legacy Publishing Group, Sunshine Art Studios, Renaissance Greetings, the Rug Barn, Elm Puzzles, Counter Art, Borders Unltd., Stonewall Farm and others.
Current & Prior
• Freelance Artist/Illustrator
• Faculty, The Sharon Arts Center | Peterborough and Sharon, NH
• Juried Member, The Sharon Arts Center Gallery | Peterborough, NH
• Juror, The Sharon Arts Center Gallery | Peterborough, NH
• Member, Sharon Arts Advisory Board | Peterborough, NH
• Faculty, The Chaffee Art Center | Rutland, VT
• Juried Member, The Chaffee Art Center | Rutland, VT