In the studio with artist, photographer and instructor Robert Louis Caldwell

Work in Progress... "Reflected Blue (Great Blue Heron) " This is the current painting on the easel, just a small one measuring 6 x 11. I hope to be able to get this one finished up in time to take to the up coming Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland.

What, Where, and When... Fall 2009 RL Caldwell Studio Newsletter See whats been going on with Robert's work and see what he has coming up! (Newsletter)

Here's the latest painting off the easel... Presenting "Oystercatchers" Oil on board, 12 x 6 The reference for this painting came from the same trip down to the Outer Banks that the "North Pond on Pea Island (White Ibis)" reference came from. That was a really great reference gathering weekend, I think that I have probably 3-4 more paintings that will come that visit. The best thing about this painting is the memory that it evokes... right before getting onto the beach at Oregon Inlet I turned onto the access ramp and what do I see in front of me a Mazda Miata buried to its axles in the sand. For those of you familiar with the Outer Banks and driving on the beaches with our four wheel drive vehicles can understand why I am chuckling while I write this. You can not drive on the beach on the Outer Banks unless you have a four wheel drive vehicle and one with sufficient clearance to get through the deep sand. Being the helpful person that I like to think that I am...

It's finished! Presenting "Three Gentlemen" Oil on board, 6 x 13 This piece came about from a visit to the Chesterfield Berry farm last year, which is just outside of Richmond, Virginia. We where there picking up pumpkins for Halloween when we came across the pens with all the farm animals inside. This piece is a good demonstration of how long I will have reference photos hanging around my studio before I get going on the painting. This painting (as soon as it dries) is destined for the 26th Annual Almost Miniatures show Francesca Anderson Fine Art Gallery Lexington, Massachusetts The exhibit opens November 20th and ends January 16th.

I am currently working on two pieces, "3 gents" and a beach scene with some Oystercatchers. Both pieces have the first layer of color painted in and are ready for the last final detail layer to complete them. The Oystercatchers piece still needs to dry some more before moving on but the 3 Gents is ready now (or tomorrow morning). These along with a couple of other pieces are all going to the Waterfowl Festival in November, which is approaching fast!

Off to Martinsville today for the opening reception of "Wildlife Art Revealed" September 26, 2009 - January 9, 2010 Virginia Museum of Natural History Martinsville, Virginia Robert along with Paul Rhymer , Julie Bender , and Roger Martin will be exhibiting their original artwork along with informative displays on each of the artists process of creating their art. The exhibition is being held at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, Virginia from Saturday September 26, 2009 through January 9, 2010 with the opening reception on Thursday September 24, 2009. Robert plans on having over twenty original pieces at this exhibition. For more information, visit http://www.vmnh.net/ -This is going to be a really exciting exhibit, its not often that you get to see such a large body of work from indvidual artist in one setting and then on top of that to have displays showing you how the artist goes about creating their work. Go see this show! I have and will be posting m...

I have been paid the ultimate compliment! "Sewanee Barn (Feral Pigeons)" Oil, 30 x 13 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum has decided to add my painting "Sewanee Barn (Feral Pigeons)"to its collection. I am extremely honored and excited. I recently wrote a thank you letter to the museum and all the staff thanking them for putting together such a wonderful exhibit. I wet on stating that nothing else has even remotely come close to that feeling of belonging to something so great that I felt when sitting under the tent for the first time in 2007. I consider Birds in Art to be the measuring stick for all of my work and artistic endeavors. I feel now that that measuring stick has been raised much higher. Thank you Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum for adding my painting to the Woodson collection. I will continue to strive to do my very best to reach that new height. From one of my all time favorite movies "Explorers" -"It's the stuff that dreams are made of...