After working as a freelance illustrator, Robert transitioned to lecturing full-time before relinquishing this role to focus on his own art. Robert has dedicated himself to expanding his knowledge of his craft. His narrative works are characterised by meticulous observation of the environment, of light, combined with a refined understanding of colour, composition and technique. Drawing inspiration from nature, he endeavours to depict wildlife within their habitat, particularly within the sphere of ornithology. “Coming from a scientific illustration background I look to combine the beauty in often over looked aspects of the landscape, showing fleeting intimate moments from my own field observations, creating compositions that reflect birds behaving naturally within their environment.  My paintings begin out in the field with lots of first hand observations of the subject culminating in a moment in time captured on canvas back in the studio.”

Other works focus on animal portraiture honouring both the subject and the medium.