Robert (Rob) Johnson

Robert’s art career started at Commercial Art School in Minnesota, and was hired right after graduation, by the Billings Gazette.

He has had multiple art shows in Billings over the last 15 years, including a display at the Yellowstone Art Museum.

Inspiration for his work comes from Peter Max, Roger Dean, and other 60’s pop-art surrealist’s, and a love of nature found everywhere in Montana.  Lately He’s been illustrating homes,  with inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright, and other mid-century architects.

He is one of the Rimrock Art & Frame’s sponsored artists.  Most of his vividly colored artwork can be purchased on their website: rimrockart.com/shop

The medium he uses has evolved into what he calls, “Pen & Pixel.” A method of rough, pencil sketches of the subject on a large sketch pad.  Once the sketch has taken shape, He continually refines it with tracing paper, or onion skin over the top of the art and makes black, line art drawings. He draws multiple black & white line renditions until satisfied.  Then, the final line art drawing is scanned into the computer and printed.  Examples of the process will be on hand to show what that actually looks like.

He will be showing at the Downtown Billings Association (DBA), 102 N. 29th Street, at the Friday, October 2nd ArtWalk. 

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