When he was in high school, he won junior art competitions and took on portrait commissions. He studied at the Massachusetts College of Art. Robert has been painting for over 40 years. He founded Wood End Studio in Lynn in 1991, where he has taught his technique since 1995. His work is included in many collections throughout the country and at the American Embassy in Lima, Peru. He has exhibited at innumerable locations; has won 6 Grumbacher Awards, and 6 Topsfield Fair Awards; was an inductee in the Grumbacher Hall of Fame; and has been published in The Artist Magazine, the North Light Magazine, the Grumbacher Calendar; Who's Who in the East, and Who's Who in America.