Robert Stuart

My work explores the world that I see, the things, objects, and people in that world. The newest pieces blend my landscapes together with my early interest in the human figure. I’ve always sought to emulate nature, not to reproduce it as a camera would, but to understand the how and what of the image in front of me.

I believe Thurber was correct when he suggested that the noblest study of mankind is Man (the species, not the gender). The closest a painter may come to this study is surely the human being. Where people are not available to the artist, then the landscapes that formed them must stand as model.

I am 'self-taught' which means I didn't go to art school.
The label 'self-taught' conceals the fact that I have had some very good art teachers.

2018
Simple (solo show)
Oxford Sculptors Group, Greys Court

2017
The Last Show (organiser and web-design)

2015
Poetry and Painting

2014
The Other Art Fair – autumn (juried)
United Society of Artists (juried)
Group Show at the Wycombe Museum
The Other Art Fair – spring (juried)

2013
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
The Other Art Fair – Autumn Show (juried)
Bucks Art Society Open Exhibition (juried)
The Other Art Fair – Spring Show (juried)

2012
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
ART at the COURT HOUSE (artists selected by invitation)
Reading Contemporary Art Fair

2011
Bucks Art Society Autumn Exhibition (juried)
Bucks Art Society Open Exhibition (juried)
Reading Contemporary Art Fair