ROBERT KUESTER

Azure Shadows on the High Road | 10" x 16" | Oil | $1,800

Late Sun~ Jemez Cliffs | 11" x 14" | Oil | $1,500

Long Way Home | 14" x 11" | Oil | $1,500

Misty Morning in Corrales | 12" x 16" | Oil | $1,950

NM Homestead | 9" x 12" | Oil | $1,400

Red Rock Sentinels | 14" x 18" | Oil | $1,700

The Simple Life | 16" x 20" | Oil | $2,400

Truchas Peak Journey in January | 10" x 16" | Oil | $1,800

Winter Storm~ Paradise Hills | 9" x 12" | Oil | $1,400

ROBERT KUESTER

Until his untimely death in 2019, Robert lived and painted in New Mexico. He found subject matter all the way from Taos, NM to Sedona, AZ to the beaches of CA, to Venice Italy. Both a studio and plein air artist, he painted landscapes, portraits, still life, and the figure.

His education began at Drake University, then he received a degree from Art center College of Design. Subsequent studies were with with O. Berberian, M Lynch, Irby Brown & others. As an Alla Prima painter, Robert loved the beauty to be found in brushwork for its own sake while always arriving at a convincing final image. Rich but naturalistic color were always a major motivation to paint.

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

Masterworks 2008 - Second Place

One Man show-1999 Michael Wigley Galleries

OPA National show 1996 Best of Show

Sangre De Cristo show 1993 Third Place

OPA National show 1993 Award of Excellence

OPA National show 1992 Union League Award

Texas Neighbors Competition 1992 Third Place

Grasslands Rendezvous show 1980 Second Place

National Portrait Society Competition 1980 Second Place

Albuquerque Museum of Art Miniatures Annual Exhibit

PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES
Art of the West, Still Life feature May-June 2005

Self Published DVD Instruction in Still Life #1

100 Ways to Paint Flowers & Gardens Vol. 1 2004

The Simple Secret to Better Painting 2003

Albuquerque Journal March 2002

Focus Santa Fe October 1997

Southwest Art OPA feature May 1997

Art of the West November-December 1996

Focus Santa Fe May 1996

COLLECTIONS
National Cowboy & Western heritage Museum: Portrait of Milburn Stone

Mr. and Mrs. Harley Brown Ms. Shelley Duvall

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Riddick Mr. and Mrs. Irby Brown

Valvoline Corporation North Carolina University

Carolina Securities And many others…