Artist Information:
Gainor Roberts
Zephryhills, FL
United States
Member Since: Mar 2005
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Artist Statement:
My biggest thrill as an artist
is to evoke emotion from you.
I love the drama of light
raking across a vase, a face,
a nude back, the folds of
cloth, or the peel of an
orange. When I paint I want to
stop time on the canvas and
set before you a fleeting
second that becomes
transcendent and timeless. I
see in the ever-changing
landscape myriads of colors,
shapes, folds, and these are
breathtaking when looked upon
closely. My paintings range
across several subjects:
landscapes, still life,
portraits, but they all start
at that same place, that
moment when the flicker of
light in a shadowed eye
transmits a unique look in a
portrait, or the way the
banana peel lies, folded back
upon itself, never to be that
way again, or the clouds as
they pile up on each other on
a summer’s day radiating the
full spectrum of color through
the prism of the atmosphere. I
want to grab you with color
and light and make you laugh,
cry, or even get angry when
you view one of my paintings.
I am rooted in realism, both
Impressionism and more
academic painting as well,
although I ...
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Gainor Roberts's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Gainor Roberts's Portfolio.
My biggest thrill as an artist is to evoke emotion from you. I love the drama of light raking across a vase, a face, a nude back, the folds of cloth, or the peel of an orange. When I paint I want to stop time on the canvas and set before you a fleeting second that becomes transcendent and timeless. I see in the ever-changing landscape myriads of colors, shapes, folds, and these are breathtaking when looked upon closely. My paintings range across several subjects: landscapes, still life, portraits, but they all start at that same place, that moment when the flicker of light in a shadowed eye transmits a unique look in a portrait, or the way the banana peel lies, folded back upon itself, never to be that way again, or the clouds as they pile up on each other on a summer’s day radiating the full spectrum of color through the prism of the atmosphere. I want to grab you with color and light and make you laugh, cry, or even get angry when you view one of my paintings. I am rooted in realism, both Impressionism and more academic painting as well, although I ... |
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