Bob Armstrong

Artist Statement

I depict the beauty of the textural richness that I find so entrancing: in beehives and honeycombs, charred tree trunks, in aged lacquer boxes, and in aboriginal marks. The patterns and geometry of nature provide the structure for these paintings, and color is their lure, with highly focused color harmonies ranging from subtle grays to vivid, saturated colors.
Lately I have been intrigued by the beauty of the wood panels I have been using, and this has inspired a new series of carved paintings. Influences from Japanese art and compositions are often present in all my work, and metaphor also waits nearby, sometimes evident, and sometimes mysterious.