The transformative action of light compels me to paint, and my work results from what I notice.  I have no romantic attachment to autobiographical, grand or dilapidated subjects. Instead, I choose spaces where mystery and presence come from attention not prescription. Each painting is a subtle interpretation, realism exacting in inventory, yet carefully re-imagined as a painted composition. I make geometric drawings to arrive at the most distilled version of my compositions before beginning to paint. I work on site during particular hours and weather to maintain atmospheric consistency, and the paintings can take unpredictable amounts of time to resolve.

One common thread that runs through all of Robinson’s work is a complex psychology-a tension and depth of feeling that results from intense and perceptive observation. In his paintings feelings become graspable. Robinson’s subjects are evocative and dream like, but they also exist right in front of you.

 – Artist Brett Baker

realism has a way of intensifying the seemingly casual visual perception so that its deeper necessity stands revealed.

-Bill Berkson, Artforum