rob elgar
Rob Elgar is an experienced, commissioned artist and painter working mainly in oils but also across acrylic, watercolour, gouache, pencil and charcoal. He has also worked for 20 years as a graphic designer and creative studio manager. He is passionate about learning and furthering artistic practice both technically and through lived experience, sharing his skills with others and passing on his love of the creative process and the joy of working creatively.
‘I’m fascinated with light and how it makes us feel. It could be as simple as sunlight streaming through a window, casting shadows across a wall or breaking through the trees and pooling light across the forest floor.
In an increasingly digital world, honesty and endeavour in craft inspire me. I use colour, light, and shadow in an attempt to slow down time, study, understand, capture it and hold it still. I capture moments of quiet grace and wonder - moments overlooked in our everyday lives that take us by surprise, stop us in our tracks, make us pause, contemplate and reflect.’
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