Welcome to the savvy painter podcast, the podcast for artists who mean business. Here's your

host, Antrice Wood.

Hello, it's Antrice and welcome to another episode of the savvy painter podcast.

Mario Robinson is my guest today.

Mario's work fits squarely within the tradition of American painting. His paintings contain few

references to modern life, which gives them a timeless and universal quality.

The subjects he chooses refer to a bygone era where solitude and reflection were abundant,

and they also provoke frequent allusions to the watercolors of Winslow Homer.

Mario Andres Robinson is an exhibiting artist member of the National Arts

Club, the Salma Gundy Club, New York, and a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. He is considered a living master by the

Art Renewal Center. His work has been featured several times in the artist magazine, The Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector,

and on the cover of American Artist Magazine.

In the February 2006 issue of the artist magazine, Mario was selected as one of the top 20 realists under the age of 40.

And in 2014, he was also appointed brand ambassador for Windsor Newton. In this episode Mario

and I talk about how an elementary school teacher noticed his artistic

talents and took him under her wing. You'll hear me get completely noticed his We also talk about his time in the Army and how that sort of separated him from other

students at Pratt University. I kind of forced Mario to go down memory lane. We go all the

way back to the 90s and we stay there for a while.

Mario was absolutely intent on being an artist,

so he'll tell you how that pushed him to excellence

and drove him to being bold and asking for what he needs.

Mario was a lot of fun to talk to so without any further ado let's just jump

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