At Home With Robbie Conal

The local artist offers a tour of his modern art-filled home and studio

July 1, 2011

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Conal’s The Clintons Decade (the ‘90s)—a 48-by-106-inch oil, acrylic, and glitter on Plexiglas photomontage with audio—greets visitors to his home
Near the television Conal has artwork by Victor Gastelum (bottom left), small oil paintings by Barbara Sternberger (on shelf), a mixed-media work by Stas Orlovski, and a piece by Frank Lobdell (side wall)
The colors of this Klaus Staeck photomontage complement those of the Herman Miller ball clock
A Hobie skimboard with a Robbie Conal cat image frames a small sitting area
Conal’s Annunciation of the Screwball (Fernando) was made in 2008 with graphite wash, acrylic, glitter, and gold leaf on archival paper
A Frigo ice cream placard from Spain hangs in the kitchen area
The bookcases in the studio at the back of Conal’s house are overstuffed
Conal describes this studio space as a “classic messy palette”
Four Bacons, created with oil and acrylic paint and glitter on canvas, is in progress
Conal recently finished this charcoal drawing on canvas of Ernest Hemingway. Two more charcoal drawings, including one of F. Scott Fitzgerald, will accompany this piece