The Widlund Gallery at Tannery Pond Center presents: Adirondacks by Robert Stump, Mixed Media
Tuesday | June 23 - Saturday | August 1
Gallery Hours: Tues – Fri, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Sat, 12:00 - 4:00 PM | additional hours by appointment
Reception: Friday, June 26 | 5-7 PM
Artist In The Wilderness Artist Statement by Robert Stump The wilderness calls to me and I follow it. I pursue it and stalk it like a hunter. I try to capture it but rarely succeed. I want to hold it in my heart so much it hurts. Sometimes after completing a painting I walk out of the woods and feel like a thief, like I have stolen a moment in time. I take my trophy home to hang on my wall to remind me of the brief connection that the wilderness has allowed me. I realize then that I have been given a gift from nature.
Robert Stump
About The Artist: The Artist Robert Stump is primarily a self-schooled artist with a love for the natural world. In his early twenties during the mid 1970s, the artist began selling his work at street fairs and community events. At the time, he was mostly selling highly detailed hand painted jewelry. To further explore different mediums of art, Robert attended community college for graphic design and fine art, which introduced him to stained glass art. In 1985, he apprenticed with Paloucci who was a retired stained glass craftsman who had worked for Tiffany studios.
This experience greatly expanded his understanding and deepened his expertise of stained glass art. His early success allowed him to pursue art as a full-time endeavor. During the mid 1990s when Robert was painting the landscape, his plein air studies became the foundational source that he would integrate into his glass works. As these sketches developed into more completed works, the artist transformed his art taking with him the tenured skill he developed up until this point in his career.
From the early 2000s up until today, Robert continues to paint and study plein air. In 2007, he studied with the renowned landscape painter Scott Christensen and continues to paint the landscape en plein air. Over the last 30 years, Robert has completed hundreds of commissions and restorations for a wide variety of individuals, churches, businesses, and many others across the country. Often times, Robert collaborates with designers, architects and other artists to create the works. The artist’s work has been the feature of newspaper and magazine articles. His work has been included in the pages of Country Living, House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Design, New Jersey Design and others. Robert’s images have been published as calendars, note cards, greeting cards and other consumer products. His works are sold in dozens of galleries, retail home furnishing stores and mail order companies’ nation wide. Known in some parts of the country as the "Adirondack Artist" the inspiration for much of Robert’s work comes from traveling through and painting in many of the nation’s state and national parks. Incorporating works into his glass and found objects pieces. The natural beauty of North America is a never-ending source of inspiration. Robert is dedicated to capturing, in both the visual arts and also in music (acoustic, country/bluegrass), what he affectionately calls the Americana Project capturing old America, which continues to vanish today.
Highlighted Activities:
Artist In Residence: Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake NY 2013, 2014, 2015
Certified Grumbacher instructor: Michaels retail outlets.
Workshop instructor, demonstrator & panelists: Beekman Elementary School, Bronx Public School.
American Craftsman- Philadelphia, PA
Handmade - Boston - New York
Country Living Show - Rhinebeck, NY
Adirondack Living- Glens Falls, NY
Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show - Seattle, WA
Safari Club - Reno, NV
New York Times Home Design - NY