Interview with Robert Fiacco.
When did you realize you loved art and wanted to be an artist? When I was about 11 years old my father started a small business that involved selling reproductions of famous paintings; we had dozens of these paintings hanging all over the place. I absolutely loved these paintings and would spend hours copying them; I have been painting ever since.
Who has been your mentor, or greatest influence to date? I don’t recall having a mentor per se; I have had outstanding teachers early on but never a consistent mentor. Winslow Homer has been a huge influence. I am especially impressed that he was able to transition from illustration to fine art.
