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 Robin Hazard-Bishop |
Robin Hazard-Bishop graduated from Southern Methodist University with a
Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. With a major in Studio Art and a minor
in Art History, Hazard-Bishop combined her ability to paint, draw and
make prints with her interest in the Old Masters, artists of the Italian
Renaissance, and the more contemporary artists Henri Matisse, Henry
Moore, and Milton Avery. At SMU, Hazard-Bishop studied under Roger Winter who, in 1983, chose Hazard-Bishop’s early drawings to be part of the Creative Process – Drawing Symposium held at the Kimbell Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas. She furthered her career in Dallas with the Dallas Women’s Caucus for the Arts and many group exhibitions. |
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Known for her oversized oil paintings and intensely hued abstract
pastels, Hazard-Bishop’s focus has primarily centered on the landscapes
of her home in Arkansas, as well her visits to the south Texas coast at
Rockport. The contrast between the Arkansas and Texas landscapes is as
striking as the juxtaposition of colors and shapes in her work. As
opposed to the wooded terrain of Arkansas, Rockport is a small fishing
town where the skies are huge, the live oaks are bent from the strong
coastal winds and the bays are dotted with giant palms and wade
fishermen. “As an artist, I create images from what I see, or have seen or felt,” says Hazard-Bishop. “I try to express them in the simplest and clearest points of view, enveloping the whole experience. When I get it right, I can bring you in, send you away, or hold on to you.” Hazard-Bishop served as the Artist in Residence for the Hot Springs National Park in December 2004, where she painted “How Small Are We?” In this painting, Hazard-Bishop expresses a personal paradox between her acknowledgement of her brief existence in this world with her profound confidence to create bold and beautiful works of art. Hazard-Bishop now resides in Hot Springs, Arkansas with her husband John and their three dogs, Sunny, Texas Blues and Chili. She considers Arkansas to be an “artist’s oasis, an overflowing natural backdrop from which to pull subject matter. It is what catches the artist's eye that makes each work unique. Whether it’s the towering height of our forests, the blazing orange reds of our fall foliage, or the innocent and lazy pose of a meadow saffron—I sense each of them. It is my hope that viewers see the elements of nature that move me so strongly to create each painting.” Hazard-Bishop has been an integral part of the Garvan Woodland Gardens Plein Air painting event in Hot Springs since it’s beginnings in 2001. “Dogwoods in the Pines,” a bold linear pastel selected for exhibition at Beauty & the Brush in 2005, exemplifies the artist’s direct and determined approach to her art. The work, measuring only 11”h x 2”w, depicts dogwoods in bloom peeking through the towering pines that touch the sky, while below a waterfall runs off the page, carrying the viewer along with it. |
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