Rob Hampson

My latest collection of paintings are a departure from usual routine. Instead of slowly building layers over many weeks, I am working on getting all of the paint on the canvas in the period of one day, creating a fresh & spontaneous aspect which stands as a record for that particular day. Simultaneously, I have been discovering my genealogy online and marveling at the vast expanse of history my ancestors have traversed in order to bring me to this place in time. I wonder what their relationships and experiences were like, and I am awed by their unusual names. The titles include the given names of an ancestral couple and their generational number to me.

Painting is a practice that I engage with on a daily basis. I paint as a means to investigate relationships with color, form, and surface. My work is an exploration of an additive process, typically pouring various layers of my own formula of oil paint and wax on canvas and allowing the resulting colors and forms to interact in a somewhat random or natural interaction. I am constantly seeking how to give more to the image, the work, and to my understanding of harmony, both on the canvas and beyond.

Born in Seattle, Washington as the eldest son of a minister my family move...

MA: Canterbury Christ Church University, England: 2008
BA: Humboldt State University, CA, USA: 1989

2017:
"Clouded" Ink People for The Art's, group show, Eureka, CA, USA
Redwood Artist's Association, Summer Show, Eureka, CA, USA
"Pink Spring" Solo show, Gallerie Tazzo, Eureka, CA, USA