Paintings

From his quiet spot amongst the shadows, Robert Murray captures the light…

With an insatiable appetite for learning, Robert has exploring the world through his artwork since he was a child. His career has followed a path through multiple artistic expressions including architectural and technical illustration, award-winning graphic design and illustration, but it’s in his paintings that we catch a glimpse of the curious boy from south London, Ontario.

As a boy, Robert loved to study the drawings in Popular Mechanics and spend time watching his Grandfather at work, building wagons for Silverwood’s Dairy. The puzzle and intricacy of how things worked appealed to him and this curiosity set the stage for a life spent observing and learning from every experience.

He also loved exploring the back laneways in town; places of mystery off the beaten path, a world unto themselves where a boy could imagine endless adventures and explore the hidden treasures of the wild urban pockets.

Peter Fischer paintings focus primarily on the fine nuances of the natural world. A number of years in the graphic arts and later as a photo retoucher my tendency to focus on details became finally honed. The attention is often caught by randomly occurring shapes and patterns in nature. I enjoy gathering inspiration from the areas around the beautiful escarpment passing through Dundas and along my travels to Quebec and the maritime.