“I am 80 and for a while now the subject matter of my painting has shifted from the landscape to my house and garden. My mind is never far from the farms and animals and they too are very close to where I live. I did a great deal of teaching in Colleges and now if I am asked what advice I would give to young artists, I would say make a life, create your art out of this life. I am indeed fortunate that I made this life with my wife and family and they provide the life-spring for my art.” – William Robinson, April 2016 (http://www.australiangalleries.com.au/exhibitions/robinson-ds16/) Robinson is critically acclaimed for his striking compositions of south-east Queensland rainforests and seascapes of northern New South Wales. His work has changed the way we perceive the landscape through his distinctive, multi-viewpoint perspective. (http://www.ogh.qut.edu.au/wrgallery/about.jsp) Figurative expressionist painter William Robinson is considered one of Australia’s foremost living artists. He is recognized for his unique interpretation of the Australian landscape as well as his whimsical portraits and narrative scenes. His broad, detailed images of the Australian bushland emphasising the skewed perspective of the beholder are among the most recognisable images of the Australian landscape. His humourous and imaginative self-portraits.... (http://www.australiangalleries.com.au/artists/william-robinson/) William Robinson AO (born 1936 in Brisbane); Australian painter and lithographer. Studied art at the Ballarat high school from 1955-56. After graduating, he worked as an art instructor, eventually becoming head of the Painting Department at the Brisbane College of Advanced Education in 1982. In 1989 he retired to work full-time on his paintings. Held his first exhibition in 1967.... The Metropolitan Museum of Art has several of his works in their collection, as does the National Gallery of Australia... (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Robinson_(painter)) undefined

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