Robert
Willman was born in Little Falls, NY, in 1959. Willman received a Fine Art
Degree from Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY, and Munson
Williams Proctor Institute School of Art, Utica, NY. Interested in drawing
and painting at a very early age, it wasn’t until 1987 that Willman
began painting full time. Willman opened his first gallery in Little Falls
,NY in 1989 and currently maintains a studio at his 19th century
farmhouse in the beautiful countryside of upstate New York.
His paintings have been
exhibited in the National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Old Forge, NY;
The Fall National, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT; The
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society International Exhibition, Erie, PA; The
Northeast Watercolor Society National Exhibition of American Watercolors,
Goshen, NY; Impressions of New England Exhibition, Bennington Center for the
Arts, Bennington, VT and numerous other juried exhibitions.
His works have received numerous awards in juried exhibitions and are in many permanent collections including museums, corporations, universities, and private collections throughout the United States, England and Canada. Roberts painting “Adirondack White, Exploring the Hush” was used for the 2007 poster promoting the National Exhibition of American Watercolors in Old Forge, NY.
Robert is well known for
capturing the seasonal changes of the Mohawk Valley in Central NY, and the
nearby Adirondack Mountains. He also enjoys painting along the coast of
Main, where he at one time maintained a summer studio in Mackerel Cove on
Bailey Island, ME.
“ My aim in painting is to
convey my feelings toward my subject as I see it on a particular day. I’m
always fascinated with light and atmosphere, and how they can transform an
ordinary subject into an extraordinary one. I’m always striving to capture a
feeling and mood in my work. I hope that others enjoy my work as much as I
enjoy creating it.”
Robert lives in Little Falls,
NY with his wife and three children.