Rob was born in 1963 and grew up in San Jose, Ca. The youngest of five children, Rob enjoyed sports, tinkering with electronics, and drawing; completing his first portrait at the age of 9. He was always drawn to the human face and spent much of his time examining the subtleties of his subject matter and working toward an exact representation. He received his first oil painting set at the age of 12, the same paint box his father and grandfather had used. Rob's father, a self-taught art hobbyist who dabbled in wood carving, drawing, photography and oil painting, was a realist He would critique Rob's work and point out any discrepancies or technical errors. Rob's goal was to one day bring a piece of work to his father that was free of technical error; virtually indistinguishable from a photograph. He finally achieved his goal at the age of 21, bringing a drawing to his father who finally said, "I have nothing to say." Rob went on to create many beautiful charcoal and graphite drawings as well as oil paintings; still lifes, female figuratives, and portraits for friends and family members, all done with precise realism, even using a protractor and other tools to ensure the most exact representation of the subject. To fully understand Rob's work as an artist, it should also be mentioned that Rob's interest in electronics led him to a degree in Electronics Engineering. He has worked in the engineering field while painting and drawing in the evenings and on weekends. This dual interest, in two seemingly opposite fields; Art and Electronics, is manifested in his unique ability to be both technically accurate and creative as an artist. Focusing more on technical, hyper-realism in his earlier work, he soon realized that while painting was an emotional outlet for him, his completed pieces did not elicit the intended emotional response from the viewer, or from himself for that matter. The response from his audience was always more of an admiration for his technical skill, rather than an understanding of the deeper emotional process. Rob then embarked on a journey of "emotional painting", trying to break out of his comfort zone of stark realism, and paint from a more open place in his soul, expressing more passion in his work. After several years of practice, Rob was able to become fairly expressionistic in his work, but it still left him feeling that the piece was somehow "incomplete". He decided that, instead of denying his technical abilities, or choosing one style over another for each piece, he would paint in a way that pleased his whole being. The marriage of expressionism and realism in his work is the result of that decision. This enabled him to portray a more absolute and complete embodiment of his creative process in each piece. Much of his work now contains a shard of realism through a somewhat more expressionistic painting. The expressionistic aspect gives voice to the passion he has for painting, experimenting with color and texture to achieve or convey a particular mood, while the shard of realism satisfies his need to painstakingly portray the subject as it truly is. The placement and shape of the realism in each piece creates a unique aesthetic dimension to his work. The marriage of the two styles in his work is representative of his true nature and offers a dualistic perspective of the subject. There is a seamless contrast between the emotional and the technical, the left brain and the right brain, the sensitive and the practical.

Rob currently lives in Pleasanton, Ca with his Wife, Step Son, and their German Shepherd. He works at a small electronics repair company and continues to paint in his off time, planning to one day turn all of his attention to his artwork. His works are currently on display in his local community, as well as in private collections throughout the U.S.