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Oris Robertson Paintings

American, 1937-2002

Oris Robertson was born in 1937 in Presidio, Texas, across the border from Ojinaga and Chihuahua. He was a prolific visual artist; Robertson’s family moved to Brownsville when he was 8 and he started drawing and painting soon after, in the mid-1940s. He studied commercial art at Texas Southmost College and earned a degree in fine arts in 1968.

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Artist: Oris Robertson
Roseata Spoonbill Painting
Roseata Spoonbill Painting

Roseata Spoonbill Painting

By Oris Robertson

Located in Houston, TX

Wonderful realist painting depicting four roseata spoonbills by renowned artist Oris Robertson. Painting was made with acrylic paint and has a nice light colored background. Artist...

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20th Century Realist Oris Robertson Paintings

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"Composition with a Triangle", Abstract, Cool-Colored Watercolor
"Composition with a Triangle", Abstract, Cool-Colored Watercolor

"Composition with a Triangle", Abstract, Cool-Colored Watercolor

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Blue geometric abstract watercolor painting on paper by Oris Robertsion circa 1970s. Features contrasting thine, white, geometric lines with curved cool colored shapes. Artist Biog...

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1970s Abstract Oris Robertson Paintings

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Artist CV: EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Painting Bard College 1986 Bachelor of Science in Art History State University College at New Paltz 1977 Additional Study: New York Studio School (Drawing Marathons) Columbia University, School of Architecture Women’s Studio Workshop TEACHING Professor of Studio Art, Department of Art and Art History, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY Coordinator, Interior Design Program, Florence, Italy campus 1992-present AWARDS NYFA Fellowship in Painting 2018 Invitational Award for Outstanding Contemporary Talent, University of Bridgeport, CT 2000 Purchase Prize, “11th National Juried Exhibition” College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore 1999 First Prize, “Women in the Visual Arts ‘95” Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT 1995 Joseph A. 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White House on Yellow Field
White House on Yellow Field

Oris RobertsonWhite House on Yellow Field, 1970

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H 30.5 in W 42.5 in D 1.5 in

White House on Yellow Field

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Located in Houston, TX

Lovely landscape painting of a white house on a golden yellow background by Oris Robertson in 1970. Artist Biography: Oris Robertson was a prolific visual artist, he started painti...

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Oris Robertson Oil Painting
Oris Robertson Oil Painting

Oris Robertson Oil Painting

By Oris Robertson

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Great Oris Robertson oil painting of a lady reclining with hat circa 1970. A prolific visual artist, he started painting and drawing as a boy i...

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Untitled
Untitled

Oris RobertsonUntitled, 1967

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H 40.5 in W 38.5 in D 1 in

Untitled

By Oris Robertson

Located in Houston, TX

Abstract Oris Robertson 1967 painting. "A prolific visual artist, he started painting and drawing as a boy in Brownsville, Texas in the mid 1940s. He was born in 1937 in Pres...

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White Doves 1974
White Doves 1974

Oris RobertsonWhite Doves 1974, 1974

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H 34 in W 49 in D 1 in

White Doves 1974

By Oris Robertson

Located in Houston, TX

Oris Robertson Painting of white doves with gold leaves 1974.

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Untitled

Oris RobertsonUntitled, 1970s

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Untitled

By Oris Robertson

Located in Houston, TX

Large Wonderful Oris Robertson Painting. 1970s.

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