Robert Liberace is equally accomplished in drawing, painting, and sculpture. His work is inspired by the centuries of knowledge, skill, and elegance of the old masters. He works in a variety of mediums including pencil, chalk, pen and ink, watercolor, and oil. Rob has been selected to be an honorary member of the America China Oil Painting Artists League.

FIGURES Rob is perhaps best known for his classic and distinctive style of figure drawing and painting. American Artist magazine highlighted Rob's drawing techniques as the cover feature in their May 2002 annual drawing issue and American Art Collector magazine published an article on his figure painting in their March 2010 issue. Three of Rob's drawings were selected to be displayed in New York's prestigious Arnot Museum of Art.

PORTRAITS In April of 2003 Robert received the Portrait Society of America's
Grand Prize Award in their annual International Portrait Competition. The previous year he placed Best of Show. The winning portraits were featured in International Artist Magazine. Another of his portraits graced the cover of The Artist's Magazine, April 2007. Robert has been commissioned to paint portraits for clients such as Marc Pachter, long-time Director of the National Portrait Gallery, George H. Bush, Senior, and Ambassador Sol Linowitz. Rob's portrait demonstrations have become a favorite for students attending the Portrait Societies' Portrait Academies. One is written up here. For more information go to www.portraitsociety.org.

SCULPTURE Rob has been selected as a professional member of the National Sculpture Society. He has created a series of carved marble reliefs which are now permanently located in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. A life sized marble statue of Mother Teresa also stands in the Shrine, based on Robert's design. Rob also completed a sculpture of a fifteen foot crucifix which hangs above the alter in a "Our Lady of Mercy" church in Potomac, Maryland.

TEACHING Rob is known for his inspiring and informative teaching style. He teaches at The Art League of Virginia and holds workshops throughout the United States and abroad. American Artist's Workshop Magazine featured one of Rob's Ireland workshops in their Spring 2006 issue. They also published an article about him in the Summer 2009 issue of the same magazine. Rob pioneered one of the first online teaching courses for American Artist Magazine which included live webinars and critiques. He also teaches for their annual "Weekend with the Masters" workshops. He has filmed a series of tutorial dvds on painting and drawing which are available through his website.

Robert received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from George Washington University where he originally attended school on a baseball scholarship. He has lived in Virginia for the past 14 years with his wife, Lina Liberace, and their two daughters in the 1910 home they've spent years renovating. He is represented by the Arcadia Gallery in New York City, the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, and the M Gallery in Charleston.

Selected Press:

Austin R. Williams, "Instructional Approaches, Five Teachers Share their Philosophies and Methods." American Artist Drawing, The Complete Course, 2011; pages 62-63;

Robert Liberace. "A Modern Approach to Red Chalk Drawing." American Artist Painting Workshop With The Masters Magazine, Spring 2011; pp. 98-109;

Austin R. Williams. "Approaches to Drawing: Five Instructors Share Their Philosophies and Methods." American Artist Painting Workshop With The Masters Magazine, Fall 2010; pp. 56-67;

Maureen Bloomfield. "A Bevy of Brushes." The Artist's Magazine, November 2010; pp. 56-62;

Susan Brooker. Portrait Painting Atelier, Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications. New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, 2010; pp. 24, 47, 49, 89, 139;

John O'Hern. "Kinetic Qualities." American Art Collector, March 2010; pp. 104-107;

M. Stephen Doherty. "Robert Liberace: Capturing the Energy and Expressiveness in Great Drawings and Paintings." American Artist Workshop magazine, Summer 2009; pp. 62-73;

M. Stephen Doherty. blog entitled "Six Tips on How to Draw Anything Accurately." June 2009, see blog;

Sandra Carpenter. "Artists of the World, Lessons Learned from the Masters." The Artist (United Kingdom), August 2007; 32-35;

Christine Proskow. "A Revelation of Lines." The Artist's Magazine, April 2007; cover and pp. 32-38; Read the complete text.

"Top Twenty Artists Under the Age of Forty." The Artists magazie, February 2006.

Sallye Mahan-Cox. Discovering Drawing. Davis Publications. "Trais Crayons Portrait" (step by step demo), 2006;

M. Stephen Doherty. "Rob Liberace: Learning from the Masters." (covers the September 2009 Northern Ireland workshop); American Artist Workshop magazine, Spring 2006; pp. 34-49;

Christine Egnoski. "The Art of the Portrait, Words from the Wise." International Artist, April/May 2006;

Gordon Wetmore. "Robert Liberace Grand Prize Winner - The Art of the Portrait Conference 2003." International Artist, October/November 2003; pp. 33-37;

Hope Katz Gibbs. "Robert Liberace: Reviving the Renaissance." Elan Magazine, May 2003;

M. Stephen Doherty. "An Update on the Masters." American Artist Magazine, Special Issue on Drawing, May 2002; cover and pp. 22-31. Read the complete text.

Price Lists

Price lists for Rob's paintings or drawings, or workshops and demos are available upon request.