Artist Robert Coombs

FASO Artist Website: http://robertcoombsart.com Year Born: 1970 Won several best of show awards at a very early age Works are painted with sophistication that usually requires many more years of experience Likely to be remembered as one of the truly greats of our time Price Range: $1,450.00 - $6,000.00 More info on Robert Coombs's Canvoo profile Follow this artist

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The Artist Says:

“There are certain visual things, usually very simple, that
trigger an emotional response within me and within others. It
may be a gesture, a shape, a color or any number of things. What
is important is that it invokes a response within me. My desire
then, is to try to recognize and capture that element which has
stirred my soul, as feeble as my attempts may be, in the hope
that it may be experienced by another and ultimately lift them
in a positive way.”

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Other Artists Say:

"When I was at Utah State Robert Coombs was the one guy that should have been showing at galleries instead sitting in class." -  Paul Ferney

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Biography

As a young boy, Robert Coombs
had received one of the most exciting presents he could remember
– a set of watercolor paints. He was so anxious to use them
that he quickly grabbed a pad of paper and sat down to paint
anything he could find. It ended up being a bowl of fruit and
he applied the paint straight out of the tube as thick as toothpaste.
The paint cracked and fell off within a matter of days and Robert
was out of paint. He didn’t let it get him down and was
determined to find out how to make a painting. Such has been
the ongoing struggle for him to become an artist – a series
of trial and error, of discovery and exhilaration, hope and determination.
Growing up in Salt Lake City,
his continuing fascination with art landed him a scholarship
at Utah State University in Logan, Utah where he received a BFA
in Illustration in 2000 . Under the tutelage of Glen Edwards
he learned to carry a sketchbook everywhere he went. It has since
taught him to observe and record those events and experiences
that inspire and stir emotion.
One of the most profound events
for the artist occurred in late 1994 when he viewed the original
works of Edwin Austin Abbey’s Shakespearean subjects on
display at the Museum of Art at Brigham Young University in Provo,
Utah. It was the first exhibit of a master artist Coombs had
attended and it guided his future. “For the first time in
my life I could actually feel the emotional impact and power
that painting could impart. I decided to seek after those attributes
in my own work.”
Through countless hours of personal
study scouring through books at the library and painting from
life, Robert has developed a method of painting from the heart.
“There are certain visual things, usually very simple, that
trigger an emotional response within me and within others. It
may be a gesture, a shape, [...]

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