Robert Crooker Still-life Paintings

Paradise Bird, Original Floral Still Life Painting 11" x 14" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas An abstracted floral still life pops off of the canvas with a vibrant red juxtaposed against a deep blue background. Artist Commentary: This piece is the result of taking a picture of a Bird of Paradise plant, photoshopping it into an abstract image, and then painting that image on canvas. Keywords: flower, abstract, bird of paradise, red, blue, vibrant, bright, colorful Artist Biography: Robert Crooker...

This realist genre painting by artist Robert Crooker features a sale boat tilting to the left as it sales over the deep blue waters off the coast of Rho...

Artist Commentary: A place lost in time in Japan's hidden forests. So captivating that it had to be painted... Keywords: Abstract, sea life, colorful, green, red, blue, yellow Artist Biography: Robert...

Reflections #1, Original Animal Still Life Painting, 2013 20" x 10" x 1.5 (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas Almost surreal, this animal study by artist Robert Crooker highlights the beauty of the blue heron as it makes it way through a gray seascape. Artist Commentary: A Blue Heron, or maybe 2... Artist Biography: Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney...

Winter Flower, Original Contemporary Still Life Nature Painting, 2015 16" x 20" x 1" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas A branch dotted with snow is graced with the presence of a single red-toned leaf that clung on as the rest of the foliage fell around it. The artist has depicted this close-up of the tree overlayed on a colorful, abstracted background. Artist Commentary: This lone leaf that failed to fall in the Autumn has stayed and looks like a flower in the Winter... Artist Biography: Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney Collectibles dated from the 1930’s and 40’s. His passion for collecting grew so rapidly that in the 1980’s it became a business. He bought and sold “DISNEYANA” worldwide, realizing thousands of dollars for single pieces of rare highly sought after Disney merchandise. Robert is the leading world expert on the values of these collectibles. As an adventure in American art, these rarities were created during a time when toy manufacturers had art departments employed with many artists that created some of the most beautiful children’s toys ever created. While running Disneyana – Mouse Man...

Artist Commentary: Needed a break from some recent intense paintings so I created this simple picture in 6 hours... Keywords: Abstract, sea life, colorful, green, red, blue, yellow ...

Artist Commentary: My painting studio is cold. It's January/February in Massachusetts. So I painted a cold picture... Keywords: Winter, Island, Snow, Trees, snow, lake, ice, refle...