Today, things are looking better for Robbie, both health wise and artistically. She is enjoying her new medium, oils. This has been
an exciting, expressive and creative adventure for her; since her schooling did not include instruction in oils. Rather than take classes,
however, she thought it a novel idea to teach herself. She did this because she found that many times students will tend to mirror their
instructors. "I will have many teachers", she thought, "and try to take a bit of each for my own." So she chose as her teachers:
Van Gogh, Monet, Seurat, Sisley, Pissarro, Cezanne and then the Post Impressionists she studied with were: Valamink and Kadinsky. The result
of this "novel" idea is apparent; a unique style all her own.
And lately, she has experienced some very positive things in her fine art career. In 2003, she was invited to participate in the Biennale Internazionale delli' Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy.
Then in the March/April 2004 issue of SkyWest Magazine (the in flight magazine for United Express Airlines),
she was invited to have her painting, "Colorado River Fun" published on the cover. This also included a full page artist profile about her inside. Please click here to view this
magazine and the article. She has recently been invited to participate in the "Expo Aniversario Barcelona 2006" to be held in Granoller-Barcelona, Spain.
