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About Bob:
Bob is a 1984 graduate from the college of engineering at Michigan State University. Aside from engineering, his studies focused on industrial design, architecture, and photography, all combined with his personal passion for illustration.
Having worked in the corporate world for over 15 years, he acted on his ever present realization that there had to be more to life..........there just has to be. What you'll see in Bob's work is an incredible attention to detail, focusing on a range of subject matter that simply has a special place in his heart.
Bob's hopes are to bring this same warm feeling to you through
the "nostalgic" look that many of his pieces have, a look that is
reminiscent of happy times.
Q and A with Bob:
Q: How long have you been creating
illustrations?
A: I've been working on the Put-in-Bay prints since the fall of 2000,
and started offering them to the public in the spring of 2001. As far as
illustrating in general goes, I've been interested in it all of my life.
As a kid, back in the 60's, I started with some simple oil painting, and your typical
cartoon doodles. That lead to a real interest in drafting and architectural
illustration in the 70's. The 80's brought more architectural illustration
as well as a fondness for photography and creating pencil portraits.
Q: When did you realize
that illustration might play a role in your career?
A: That would have been during my second year at Michigan State. I
was an engineering major entering into a new area of emphasis there known as industrial
design. The industrial design program called for a few classes to be taken
in art, primarily life drawing. So, here I was, an engineering student sitting
amongst a bunch of art majors in a class that was basically my first formal
college level training in art. It was a little intimidating at first to
walk into a classroom full of these trained artists with their fancy equipment
and artist's tackle boxes, but, a week or two into the class, I found that I could hold my own. As
it ended up, it was my work that the professor selected to represent our class at the
University gallery, The Kresge Art Museum. That proved to be a real confidence
builder to keep me going.
Q: What exactly is a "limited
edition print"?
A: An image is reproduced using any of a
variety of printing methods. These finished prints, which are then signed
and numbered in a specific predetermined
quantity, are referred to as an "edition." The images will all
be of the same size and on the same type of paper. Artists commonly create limited edition prints with two or more editions. It is
important to note that each edition should differ from one another with regard
to image size, paper type, or some other distinguishable feature, making it
unique. The quantity of prints within an edition can range from a very few,
to many, sometimes into the tens of thousands. Of course, the fewer prints
within an edition, the more valuable and collectible they become. So, for
example, if a print is offered in one edition with an edition size of 100, there
will only ever be 100 signed and numbered prints of that particular image.
Q: Why have you chosen Put-in-Bay as
your primary subject matter?
A: I've made several trips a year to the island since the mid 80's.
When it gets right down to it, it's hard not to have a good time when you're
there. Based on the number of
people that visit Put-in-Bay, I don't think I'm alone with those thoughts.
As far as potential subject matter goes, it seemed only natural to create
illustrations of some of the more popular places in and around the island
area.
Q: What should a person be looking
for when purchasing art?
A: Personally, I think that if you're going to buy art, you might as well
be looking for something that you genuinely like for whatever reason. After all, if you're going to
put the art in your home or office, and walk past
it thousands of times in any given year, you might as well buy something that
gives you a good feeling, as opposed to something that you hope will pay off as
a financial investment. If you like the image, the odds of a
"payoff" are a sure thing.
Copyright 2006 Robert J. Cherewick
