Robert Townsend Exhibition | Wanderlust, 2018

Robert Townsend Solo Exhibition: Wanderlust April 16 - May 5, 2018

Artist Reception: April 19, 6:30 - 9pm

Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale

Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale is pleased to present a new solo exhibition for pop photo-realist Robert Townsend.

Robert Townsend’s paintings are highly finished images celebrating icons of American popular culture. His latest muse, Helen, is the focus of a newly released documentary film, My Indiana Muse, and is making an appearance in film festivals coast to coast.

Wanderlust will continue the artists exploration of his muse Helen, as well as other subjects fitting in the Wanderlust theme. The show will feature both watercolors and oils ranging in size from 22 x 22 to 70 x104 inches.

Meet the Artist at our show reception Thursday, April 19th from 6:30-9pm at our Scottsdale gallery.

Pre-sales available. Call (480) 949-1256 for more information.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Robert TOWNSEND

ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE az@altamiraart.com

Robert Townsend was born in Downey, California

in 1974. His aesthetic draws heavily from his California upbringing and life in Los Angeles, citing American painters Wayne Thiebaud and Robert Bechtle as primary influences. Townsend’s work has been featured in American Art Collector and Southwest Art Magazines.

Collections include The Getty Family, The Frederick R Weisman Art Foundation and the Bakersfield Museum of Art. LA Weekly recently featured Townsend on the cover and in a three page feature by Amy Roberts.

My Indiana Muse Once upon a time, California artist Robert Townsend bought some slides on eBay, hoping to find the Americana scenes he paints in his hyperrealist style. Thus begins the heartwarming story of a contemporary painter who discovered far more than material inspiration: he found his muse—a woman who lived her life in full-color Kodachrome. And the more he learned about Helen, the louder the call became to spend the next decade of his life painting her life—her marriage, her travels, her panache and her personality.

My Indiana Muse, by Serena Creative, is a mid-century meets modern fairytale that captures how two lives, separated by time and place, can share the same joie de vivre. The film recently won the Audience Award at the San Luis Obispo Film Festival and the Jury Award for Best Short at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival.

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ART CATALOG

ROBERT TOWNSEND

Add Color in Your Home, Watercolor, 42" x 52"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Let’s All Go to the Movies, Oil on Canvas, 22" x 22"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Dream a Little Dream, Oil on Canvas, 79" x 81.5"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Orvil’s ‘56, Oil on Canvas, 28" x 42"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Cotton Candy Galaxy, Oil on Canvas, 28" x 42"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

On the Road Again, Watercolor on Paper, 48" x 37.5"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

No Phone, No Pool, No Pets, Oil, 29" x 66" (Custom Shape)

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Wanderlust (Roy), Oil on Canvas, 51" x 76"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Wanderlust (Helen), Oil on Canvas, 51" x 76"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Simply Helen, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 48.75"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Keeping Up With the Conley’s, Oil on Canvas, 69.5" x 104"

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ROBERT TOWNSEND

Two for Thiebaud (Pies), Oil on Canvas, 23.5" x 36.5"

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2 LOCATIONS: JACKSON, WY + SCOTTSDALE, AZ

7038 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona | 480.949.1256 172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming | 307.739.4700 For more information on gallery artists visit www.altamiraart.com