Jackie Robinson painting

I had started on this painting awhile ago for

a video someone was doing about me and

I never had a chance to finish it. It was

just a short segment showing me painting

one of these large scle pieces of art. I

worked on the piece last week and it's now

finished. Painting of Jackie Robinson by

John Robertson is approximately

50" x 70" acrylic/latex on unstretched canvas.

Snowman - Christmas Seasons Greetings

Snowman - Christmas Seasons Greetings
"Hey! You on the cell phone. HELLO!"
painting is 50" x 70" acrylic/latex
on unstretched canvas.
John Robertson

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke Portrait

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke Portrait.

I have no idea why I painted him (except for the money) he seems like

a guy that needs a portrait. I'm sure he has had his portrait

done in that traditional style that hangs in some stuffy,

wood paneled room. As this was sold to a decorator I have

no idea where it will hang. 48" x 60" acrylic/latex

on untretched canvas.

Woman’s face portrait

I saw the woman. I liked her face. I painted it.
The woman’s portrait by John Robertson is approximately
50” x 70” acrylic/latex on unstretched canvas.

Acid Test Portrait

This portrait is of a well-known gallery owner (both NY

and LA) and art savant who was instrumental in my
development as an artist. (Although she has not a clue
to that fact) As this portrait of her is not particularly
flattering her name shall remain anonymous. I will
give a hint for those in the “art scene” (which by the
way I have avoided like the plague) She was at one
time referred to as “de Kooning’s California girl.”
After I had been painting for a couple of years
(this was about twenty years ago) I had an opportunity
to show her my work and wanted some direction as
to attending art school. She looked at my paintings,
gave a slight roll of the eyes (I’m sure in disdain)
and said I should not attend art school as it would
only teach me how to paint like the instructors. She
suggested that I paint three or four hundred paintings
and that would help me develop my own style and
technique. I told her that I had already painted
about four hundred paintings. She said, “Well, you
need to paint four-hundred more.” She was right and
I now graciously thank her for that great piece of
advice. What she taught me in that statement was
to paint how I wanted to paint – not how anyone else
wanted me to paint. Of course, the outcome of that
kind of advice leads to a portrait of her painted
how I wanted to paint it. The painting is
approximately 50” x 70” acrylic/latex on unstretched canvas.

Photo below is Thanksgiving Day (yesterday) on the
Beach for Breakfast

Photo is some of us on Thanksgiving morning. We went
to the beach (My studio is right across from the beach)
and had a big breakfast of bacon, french toast fried
in the bacon fat, (that fat helped us last until the
turkey time on the avocado farm) orange juice and
lots of fruit (which sat nicely in the bowl and was
not eaten). Who would want to spoil French
toast with fruit?

Thanksgiving Day surfer with dolphin in the photo.
You can see the the dolphin off to the right just
above the surf line. Another day in Paradise.

Santa Claus Painting

One of my friends wanted a Santa Claus painting
for Christmas so I painted this 50" x 70" portrait
of "Santa" also known as Saint Nicholas,
Father Christmas, or Kris Kringle.

Boy Portrait

This portrait of a young boy is part of a series for a
family in Florida . If you scan down on the blog you
should be able to see the other three members of the family.
The painting is 50" x 70" acrylic/latex on unstretched canvas. Yes I do accept
commissions. If you look at the column to the right
you will see a link to my pricing policy.

Portrait of Man

Portrait painting by John Robertson is
approximately 50" x 70" acrylic/latex
on unstretched canvas.

Yes I do take commissions. See Pricing Policy
in the right hand column.

Portrait of Man - Painting by John Robertson

Portrait of Man
approximately 45" x 60" acrylic/latex
on unstretched canvas
Yes I do commissions. See pricing
Policy in the right column

Portrait of Man - Painting by John Robertson

Portrait of Man
approximately 48" x 60"
Acrylic/latex on unstretched canvas
Yes I do commissions. For Pricing Policy
look at the right hand column.

Portrait of Man - Painting by John Robertson

60" x 72" acrylic/latex
on unstretched canvas.
Portrait of man
(Yes I do commissions. See pricing policy
in the right-hand column)

Boy In Florida - Portrait

Florida Boy Painting

50" x 70" acrylic/latex on unstretched canvas
This is the third portrait for a family n florida.
If you scan down on the blog you will see two
other portraits of the Florida family

Sea Shell Mask for Halloween

12" high by 9" wide by 5 1/2" deep
Seashell Halloween mask

I wanted something interesting to
wear for Halloween and thought this
was appropriate for where my studio
is located. (see my studio, which is
for sale, by clicking on the link of
the artist writer retreat for sale
right hand corner)

Painting: Portrait of Man

approximately 50" x 70" acrylic/latex on
unstretched canvas.
This is a portrait of Stephen in Florida. You can
see a painting of his wife if you scroll down
on the blog. This was painted over the last few days.
Yes - I do accept commissions
painting portrait by John Robertson