ROB ELPHINSTONE

 

Place and date of birth: Calgary (Canada), 1958.

Adress: Colony Park Place 5125, V9V1H2 Nanaimo (Canada), tel. 1-250-758-6344;  

internet: www.members.shaw.ca/robelphinstone;

e-mail: robelphinstone@shaw.ca.

Main activity: painter.

Main subjects: landscapes.

Usual techniques: oil frescoes.

One man and group exhibitions: 2005, “Lanscapes”, Estense Castle, Ferrara (Italy); 2005, “Divine celebrations of spirit”, ACA Gallery, Toronto (CA); 2005, “Testosterone, a man’s trade”, Covent Garden Gallery, Ontario (CA).

Recent exhibitions: 2004, Studio 737, Tweed Ontario Open House Show; 2005, Feature show, Fat

 

Cat Fine Art Gallery, Victoria; 2005, Oceans of Art Juried Exhibit, Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo (BC).

Award and honours: Invitation to attend the Florence Biennale International Contemporary Art Exhibition; Florence (Italy); 2003, Finalist Calona Vineyards Artists Series; 2004, Second Prize Juried Autumn Showcase, Nanaimo Arts Council, Nanaimo; 2005, Third Prize Juried Summer Showcase.

Critical evaluation: «...I see the Vincent influence, but your art evokes the brush work of Soutine and I see a distinct passionate style influences by nature... This man’s art is going to find a huge public appreciation». (W. Matthews)

Quotations: from 600 $ to 3,400 $.

 

“FISGARD LIGHT HOUSE”, 30”x24”, oil.


Dizionario Enciclopedico Internazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea 2005/2006 - Casa Editrice Alba - Ferrara (Italy)