ROBIN BANDENIEKS I'm an oil painter drawn to faces and figures - not just for how they look, but for the often quiet narratives they carry. My work can feel like a conversation between reality and dream.
Motivation comes from the expression, pose, and attitude of the subject. Often, it can be a colour mood I happen to be in and wish to explore. People and animals are my preferred subjects and muses. Close observation which results in something lasting is my goal. I know a real connection has been made when my finished paintings stare back at me. I also enjoy the still life genre.
Oil paint is my medium of choice: simply squeezing it out onto the palette stimulates my creativity. I use a variety of brushes and my fingers to paint the subjects in my paintings. I alternate my mark making between subject and background repeatedly. It’s a back and forth dance to make them belong to one another.
Public works include one of the 2018 Gate to Aldergrove murals; an on-going series of paintings created for Women of Peace Project in 2014, which includes portraits of each female winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; and in 2017 a series of 15 paintings capturing her experiences during a 2015 trip to India. More information, paintings, and musings on Robin Bandenieks Art on 28th Studio | Facebook www.instagram.com/robinbandenieks
Recent Awards: 2nd Place standing in the 2020 artSpacific BC-wide juried Exhibition hosted by the Langley Arts Council in September 2020.
Biography Born (1949) in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan Bandenieks’ youth was spent growing up in the Township of Langley countryside. She has always been interested in the arts, but her formal career was in the sciences (microbiology and laboratory quality management.) Fortunately, university fine arts courses and much international travel with visits to numerous art galleries and museums kept her passion for the arts alive. She returned to Aldergrove in 1995 with her husband to raise their young son and be close to family.
At the age of 50, Bandenieks began her dream of oil painting with formal mentored studies and informal self-directed oil painting lessons. She continues to participate in life drawing sessions and selected workshops. In 2024 she added oil pastels and soft pastels to her repertoire. Bandenieks spends much time in her home studio Art on 28th planning and painting. She has lived in rural Langley for the past 30 years. Bandenieks is thrilled to be part of the vibrant local art community.
Motivation comes from the expression, pose, and attitude of the subject. Often, it can be a colour mood I happen to be in and wish to explore. People and animals are my preferred subjects and muses. Close observation which results in something lasting is my goal. I know a real connection has been made when my finished paintings stare back at me. I also enjoy the still life genre.
Oil paint is my medium of choice: simply squeezing it out onto the palette stimulates my creativity. I use a variety of brushes and my fingers to paint the subjects in my paintings. I alternate my mark making between subject and background repeatedly. It’s a back and forth dance to make them belong to one another.
Public works include one of the 2018 Gate to Aldergrove murals; an on-going series of paintings created for Women of Peace Project in 2014, which includes portraits of each female winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; and in 2017 a series of 15 paintings capturing her experiences during a 2015 trip to India. More information, paintings, and musings on Robin Bandenieks Art on 28th Studio | Facebook www.instagram.com/robinbandenieks
Recent Awards: 2nd Place standing in the 2020 artSpacific BC-wide juried Exhibition hosted by the Langley Arts Council in September 2020.
Biography Born (1949) in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan Bandenieks’ youth was spent growing up in the Township of Langley countryside. She has always been interested in the arts, but her formal career was in the sciences (microbiology and laboratory quality management.) Fortunately, university fine arts courses and much international travel with visits to numerous art galleries and museums kept her passion for the arts alive. She returned to Aldergrove in 1995 with her husband to raise their young son and be close to family.
At the age of 50, Bandenieks began her dream of oil painting with formal mentored studies and informal self-directed oil painting lessons. She continues to participate in life drawing sessions and selected workshops. In 2024 she added oil pastels and soft pastels to her repertoire. Bandenieks spends much time in her home studio Art on 28th planning and painting. She has lived in rural Langley for the past 30 years. Bandenieks is thrilled to be part of the vibrant local art community.
