Robert C. Hoopman
Artist Biography
Robert is a water color artist working in the Plymouth area since 2002. He studied art and architecture at Iowa State University and spent his professional career working as an architect in Boston, Massachusetts.
Robert studied watercolor with James Michael, Wynn Jones and Ratindra Das, and has been painting with Ratindra since 2006. Robert has taught watercolor with Jean Crane and Ratindra Das.
Robert is a member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society and has exhibited work many of their shows, in various shows at the Plymouth Arts Center, and with the Transparent Watercolor Society of America in Kenosha, WI. He exhibited in a four-person show at UW Sheboygan, and in an eleven-person invited show at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, WI.
Awards include Second Place and also Viewer’s Choice at Paint the Town en Plein Air, Plymouth, WI, and Best of Show at the Holiday Membership Exhibition, Plymouth Arts Center. He is represented by Two Fish Gallery in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Artist Statement
After working for some years as an oil painter, I switched to watercolor because I was fascinated by the qualities of watercolor paint: transparency and fusion of color. As an architect, I was always interested in the design of my paintings. I don’t necessarily paint what I see, but what I feel. I try to convey the feeling of a subject, not just the physical appearance. I also enjoy strong color and endeavor to use a color palette which reinforces the interest and the feeling I am trying to convey, not necessarily the local color of the scene I am painting. Many of my paintings are taken from subjects derived from my travels.