Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
American, b. 1987
Robin Hextrum (born 1987) produces oil paintings that merge classical techniques with contemporary environmental discourse, creating works that examine luxury, consumption, and humanity's impact on the natural world. Raised in the coastal environment of Stinson Beach, California, she developed an environmental awareness that permeates her artistic vision, incorporating animals, plants, and climate imagery into complex allegorical compositions.
Her academic training encompasses both artistic practice and theoretical study, with degrees including a double major in Fine Art and Neuroscience from USC, an MFA in painting from Laguna College of Art and Design specializing in representational work, and an MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History from UC Riverside. This comprehensive education allows her to draw connections between historical art movements and contemporary issues.
Hextrum's paintings reference Dutch still life traditions, particularly the symbolic language of wealth and mortality found in vanitas works, while addressing modern environmental crises. She incorporates iconic elements like tulips, which reference the historical tulip mania bubble, alongside contemporary symbols of consumption and climate change. Her technique combines realistic rendering with abstract elements, creating visual tension that reflects thematic concerns about uncertainty and environmental instability.
The artist's commitment to animal welfare and environmental advocacy extends beyond her art practice through her vegetarian lifestyle and support of organizations addressing factory farming and global poverty. This personal philosophy informs her artistic choice to present animals as empowered subjects rather than objects, challenging traditional hierarchies in visual representation. Hextrum serves as tenured professor and chair of the Visual Art Program at Regis University and has received support from The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and The Stobart Foundation. Her work is represented by select galleries across the United States including Abend Gallery, reflecting her position within contemporary representational painting discourse.to
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Artist: Robin Hextrum
"Lord of the Wild Things" (2025) Original Surrealist Still-Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Lord of the Wild Things" is an original oil painting on stretched canvas.
Artist Statement: This painting is part of my "Magical Realism" series. This painting is b...
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"Cabbage Patch Kids" (2025) Original Surrealist Animal Still-Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Cabbage Patch Kids" is an original oil painting on stretched canvas. This piece is framed at 16.5" x 19.5".
Artist Statement: This painting is part of my "Magical ...
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2010s Surrealist Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Linen, Oil
"Yggdrasil" (2025) Original Surrealist Landscape and Still-Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Yggdrasil" is an original oil painting on stretched canvas.
Artist Statement: This painting is part of my "Magical Realism" series. Yggdrasil is the tree of life ce...
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2010s Surrealist Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Linen, Oil
"Fossa" (2025) Original Surrealist Animal Still-Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Fossa" is an original oil painting on stretched canvas.
Artist Statement: This painting is part of my "Magical Realism" series. The fossa is a real animal who lives...
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2010s Surrealist Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Linen, Oil
"Blue Shiver" (2025) Original Surrealist Marine Animal Still-Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Blue Shiver" is an original oil painting on stretched canvas.
Artist Statement: This painting is part of my "Magical Realism" series. A group of sharks is known as...
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2010s Surrealist Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Colorful Flowers Growing out of Grey Mountains
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Colorful Flowers Growing out of Grey Mountains" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts flowers and fruit in front of a mountainous landscape.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Linen
"Panda in the Clouds" Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Panda in the Clouds" is an oil painting that depicts a lone panda bear walking amid brightly colored and abstracted vegetation and clouds.
Artist Bio:
R...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Pegasus" Original Oil Painting of Mythical Horse with Wings
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Pegasus" is an original oil painting that depicts a mythical white horse with wings.
Artist Statement: This painting is part of my "Magical Realism" ser...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
"Iguana-moth" Original Oil Painting of Mythical Creature
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Iguana-moth" is a colorful oil painting that depicts a mythical iguana/moth.
Artist Statement: This painting is from part of my "Magical Realism" series...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
Chestnut
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Chestnut" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a brown quarter horse in profile with blue and grey Rococo patterns in the background.
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21st Century and Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Pearl Galloping
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Pearl Galloping" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse in a full run as the background spirals with black and blue Rococo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Golden Haired Monkey
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Appearing in Scope Miami Beach, 2021, from Nov 30 through Dec 5.
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21st Century and Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"Out of the Flames" Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Out of the Flames" is an oil painting that depicts a family of elk fleeing from the encroaching fire
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Robin Hextrum is a contemporary oil pain...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"Leaping Horse on Purple Background, " Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Leaping Horse on Purple Background" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a brown horse rearing with a purple and yellow pattern in the backg...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"Behind the Curtain" Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Behind the Curtain" is a monochromatic oil painting that depicts a koala perched on a branch besides a pulled back curta...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"Carousel Horse in the Forest" Oil Painting by Robin Hextrum
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Carousel Horse in the Forest" is a monochromatic oil painting that depicts a lone carousel in the dark forest. This painting is sold unframed, but ready t...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Panel
Profile of a Bull
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's "Profile of a Bull" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black bull in profile with blue and gray Rococo patterns in the background.
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21st Century and Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"Galloping under the Aristocracy" Oil Painting
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Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Galloping under the Aristocracy" is a monochromatic oil painting that depicts a herd of horses galloping around a larger than life hoop skirt with ruffles...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
"Red Storm" Oil Painting
By Robin Hextrum
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Red Storm" is an oil painting that depicts a lone horse rearing up while white birds flee and scatter.
Artist Bio:
Robin Hextrum is a contemporary oil p...
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Colonial Dinner" Oil Painting
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Located in Denver, CO
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Artist Bio:
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2010s Contemporary Robin Hextrum Animal Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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