Endangered Ocelot
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Mike Robles
Watercolor, Acrylic
"I am a senior artist and a native Californian. I was raised in the San Francisco
Bay Area and graduated from Carlmont High School, Belmont in 1958.
"I graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1963 with a
BS in Physical Sciences. One week after graduating, I married my
wife, Jane, and in a few years we'll be celebrating our 50th anniversary.
"My career as an analytical chemist for GE Nuclear Energy started
in 1963 at the Hanford Engineering Works in Eastern Washington. In
1969, my family (wife and two sons) and I moved back to California
and settled in Livermore. I continued working for GE for most of
my 40 year career.
"I was exposed to art at a young age by my extremely gifted artist
mother and step-father. But I did not get serious about drawing
and painting until I retired from GE in 2003. I found that I enjoyed
painting (mainly, watercolors and acrylics). I have taken art classes
from several local artists: Gayle Nelson, Clancy Crew and Nancy Saltzman,
to name a few. Last May I completed a Watercolor and Collage Workshop
with Jerry Brommer.
"I will continue my art education, as there is always something
new to learn and my style is still developing. I use bold, saturated
colors and have not limited myself to any particular subject niche,
anything that catches my eye may become a subject for a painting!
Since Jane and I like to travel, many of my subjects have come from
the trips we've taken." |
