Artist Statement
My current work is done in pencil, ink, and either of these sometimes in conjunction with the painting medium of casein, an ancient type of water soluble paint that has as its basis, a milk protein. I work on heavy rag paper like Stonehenge or sometimes on hardboard panels.
Each painting or drawing is multi-layered with under paintings of color or drawing marks. Each layer contributes to the final look of the image even though its presence may be quite subtle. While each work is very deliberate in terms of the execution of each layer, the final look of the image is never predetermined. Once a layer is completed, the next layer is determined in response to what is there until I feel that the painting or drawing is complete and the experience of creating it is over.
Rob Carpenter | download resumé [PDF, 20KB]
Publications
2009 Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA
2001 New American Paintings,Vol. 34, The Open Studio Press, Wellesley, MA
Recent Exhibitions
2009
44th Juried Artists Exhibition; St. Tammany Art Assn.*, Juror: Prof. Greeley Myatt, University of Memphis, Covington, LA, *Juror’s Award
Southern Open Juried Five State Competition; Acadiana Center for the Arts, Juror: Eleanor Heartney, “Art in America” Contributing Editor, Lafayette, LA
Open Studios Press “Studio Visit” Magazine National Competition, Wellesley, MA
2008
21st Annual September Competition, Juror: Bryan Lafaye, Alexandria Museum of Art
2007
Two Person Invitational, Marie Hull Gallery, Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS
Annual Juried Art Competition, South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR
25th Annual National Small Works Competition, Tri-County Arts Council, Coblesilll, NY
10 Outstanding Louisiana Artists Invitational, President's Home,
Three Person Invitational, St. Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA
Contemporary Art Gallery Invitational, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
2006
19th Annual September Competition, Alexandria Museum Art, Alexandria, LA | *1st Place
71st Annual National Competition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
2005
Positive/Negative Competition, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Louisiana Artists 2005: All Media Competition, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Gimme Shelter—Houses Invitational, Gourmet Gallery, Easton, Maryland
Contemporary Art Gallery Invitational, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
2004
The Art of Movement National Competition, California State University, Camarillo, CA
Alumni Six Person Invitational, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2003
Art with a Southern Drawl, Juried Competition, University of Mobile, AL
Extra Innings: the Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer Invitational, Metropolitan Gallery, Arlington, VA
Fall Invitational, Metropolitan Gallery, Arlington, VA
Grants
1994 Nicholls State University Research Grant, Outdoor Sculpture
1981 Nicholls State University Research Grant, Painting
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Painting & Drawing, Louisiana State University
Thesis: The Collage Construction, 1977
Delta State University (attended), 1972-74
Bachelor of Science, Major: History Education | Mississippi State University, 1968-72
Experience
Professor of Art: Painting, Drawing, Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana, 1991-Present
Instructor of Design, Drawing, Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona, 1988-89
Instructor of Painting, Drawing, Art History, Nicholls State University, 1980-86
Graduate Assistant, Design, Art Education, Louisiana State University, 1974-77