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“Iguess I’ve always considered myself to be an artist in some form or another, being a graphic artist by day and a fine artist by night,” says artist
BY MARYANNE LONG
‘Aiea’s Dusendschon Paints A Picture Of Nostalgia
Artist Robert Dusendschon with his acrylic painting Mānoa Hillside Garden, which is 4-by-5 feet. PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT DUSENDSCHON
Robert Dusendschon.
Now retired and enjoying
in “Iconic O‘ahu: Buildings, Beaches, and Backroads” during the month of May at The ARTS at Marks Garage. His paintings — whether rendered in graphite, pen and ink, oils, watercolors, or now in acrylics — bring to mind a quieter, gentler time on O‘ahu.
Painting and Drawing from University of Hawai‘i at Mā- noa. He noted that he had some especially good teach- ers, such as Ben Norris and Jean Charlot.
about Dusendschon: “Every Saturday for the last 10 years, Bob Dusendschon rises early in his ‘Aiea home and packs art supplies and easel in his car and meets his fellow 15 artists at another scenic locale to paint the landscape, and to Bob, the more remote the better.
life with his wife Shirley in ‘Aiea, Dusendschon spends much of his time depicting the beauty of our Hawaiian Is- lands, especially with render- ings of scenes and buildings no longer in existence. His hope is to stir up good memo- ries for others with his art.
Dusendschon has been fo- cused on art since childhood.
Who inspires him? Dusend- schon explains, “There are so many great artists in this world that we can draw inspi- ration from ... currently, the primary force in motivating me is Mark Brown’s weekly Plein Air classes. Brown is a dynamic, dedicated and a tru- ly inspirational teacher!”
“He likes the road less traveled and paints a unique vantage point that might be learned from his former paint- ing teacher Joe Dowson; an- other layer of appreciation for archival subjects was learned
And that he does. His nos- talgic work will be featured
After attending art schools in California, he returned to Hawai‘i, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Fine Art/
Obviously from Brown’s comments in the paragraphs below, he feels the same way
“I loved drawing and paint- ing,” he says, “and my parents always encouraged me in that.”
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