Robert Spooner Oils
Robert Spooner was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1956. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Louisiana Tech University in 1978 and pursued a career in graphic design. It was not until 1998 that he developed an interest in oil painting after having taken it up as a creative antidote to the structured advertising world where he was working as a designer and illustrator. He became further motivated to continue on this path of expression when he enrolled in painting classes at the Denver Art Students League and studied with noted painters Kim English and Quang Ho.
The dimensions of his canvas are determined by the story needing to be told. Robert works from large shapes in a scene to the small, all the time keeping his values in check. Arriving at the focal point, which in many cases may be a face, he slows down to spend more time on what he considers to be the heart of the painting or story.
Awards:
Honorable Mention, 2005 OPA National Show
1st Place Award, 2007 RayMar Contest
Gold Metal, 2010 OPA Western Region
Honorable Mention, 2011 Salon - Greenhouse Gallery
Honorable Mention - Figurative, 2011 OPA National Show
Selected Recent Exhibitions:
Feb 2104 - American Masters Show Invitational, Sarasota FL.
Dec 2013 - Miniature Masterpices, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO.
Oct 2013 - American Impressionist Society, Charleston SC.
June 2013 - Weekend in theWest, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO.
July 2012 - Oil Painters Of America, Fredericksburg, TX.
July 2012 - Oil Painters Of America, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO.
June 2012 - Scottsdale Salon Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale AZ.
May 2011 - Oil Painters Of a America, Coeur d’Alene, ID.
Oct 2010 - American Impressionist Society, Nashville Tn.
May 2010 - Oil Painters Of America, Scottsdale, Az.
Oct 2010 - Oil Painters Of America, Jackson Hole, Wy.
May 2010 - Oil Painters Of America, Scottsdale, Az.
April 2010 - Greenhouse Salon, San Antonio, TX.
June 2009 - Governor's Show Invitational, Loveland, CO.
March 2008 - Invitational Show Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Nov. 2007 - 1st Place, Raymar National Fine Art Show
Jan. 2007 - Richeson75 Juried still life show. Kimberly, WI
June 2006-7 - Governor's Show Invitational, Loveland, CO.
May 2006 - Oil Painters of America National show, Missoula, Montana
April 2006 — 2006 Governor's Invitational Art Show, Loveland Colorado
October 2005 — 2005 Central Regional OPA Show
Articles:
Southwest Art Magazine - Cover art and Feature article August 2015
Southwest Art Magazine - Feature article March 2006
Art Collectors Magazine - Feature article May 2006
American Art Collector - Feature May 2011
