Bob Fair Art

Bob Fair is a self taught acrylic painter who enjoys a very intimate creative process where he manipulates and handles the materials in a creative way. It is his love of art that allows him to create pieces that represent his intentions most accurately. He intends to use his art as a means of communication with his viewers. Fair began painting in the late 70s while he was working in the human services field. He retired in 2008 then he began painting full time. Fair arranges his pieces such that each contains groups of simple objects in various compositions playing on the balance and weight of each element. He focuses on original folk art scenes from the past. He likes using bright colors to catch the eye of the viewer while then allowing the viewer to enter the realistically rendered picture to a simpler idyllic time. He is a talented painter with great insight to different eclectic multi-layering of objects, colors and textures. His paintings are now much sought after by many private collectors and galleries throughout the world. They have been published and licensed by a wide variety of customers. Fair’s work is featured in numerous publications and products throughout the world. His work has been published as fine art prints, as greeting cards, and as posters. Framed Bob Fair art can be found in several institutions and in many private and corporate collections all over the world. His goal is to portray a sense of strength, beauty, and balance through his art. Bob and his wife Betty currently live in rural Canaan, New York.