Marigold Arts is pleased
to present a solo exhibition of watercolors by Robert Highsmith. The show
will feature scenes of winter in Highsmith’s native southern New Mexico,
and scenes from Northern New Mexico and Colorado.
Among Highsmith’s awards and
honors in 2009 were the Best of Show in Western Impressions, El Paso and
the Top 100 Award in both Paint the Parks (St. Louis, MO), and Paint America
(Topeka, KS). His work was featured this year in New Mexico
Magazine and will be featured in SPLASH 11 in 2010, and was added this
year to the collection of the Federal Reserve Bank in El Paso.
Antonito
Tracks
His paintings make strong,
simple statements that capture the light and landscapes of the Southwest,
evincing equal parts technical virtuosity and heart. He paints primarily
landscapes, occasionally focusing on a cow or architectural structure.
Highsmith’s paintings reveal a softness of light, shadow, and brush that
can only be accomplished with the immediacy of watercolor, complimented
by the stark contrasts that lend the work its photorealism.
River at
Radium Springs
Highsmith’s work has been
widely exhibited across the United States and has won more than one hundred
awards, among them numerous Best-of-Show awards. Most recently, he won
two awards in Artist Magazine’s 2007 competition, in the landscape category,
and one of his paintings was chosen for the magazine’s 2008 calendar.
His career highlights include
the Emily Goldsmith Award from the American Watercolor Society in New York,
NY, where he has signature status; participation in the traveling watercolor
show Looking Toward the Future; and The Western Federation of Artists Award
of Excellence. His work is represented in numerous public, corporate,
and private collections here and abroad, including those of the Capitol
Art Foundation, Santa Fe; Tomasso Corporation; Aetna Insurance; Hartford
Insurance; the Hublein Corporation; Southern New England Telephone; Maitland
City Hall, Maitland, Florida; WCHS Television, Portland, Maine; and the
Hilton Head Public Library. Highsmith’s work has been featured in
Southwest
Art, Art of the West, Artist Magazine, and Watercolor Magic. He has
also been published in Western Art and American Artist. His work will be
included in the November 2009 Mountain Oyster Art Show in Tucson, AZ, an
exclusive, invitation-only show. Highsmith currently resides in Las
Cruces.
