Michael Roberson Art
Abstract Cityscapes2018/201920172016201520142013Works in EncausticEarlier works (prior to 2013)InternalMany RolesMany RolesLife AfterOptimismProtectionReflectionElectric CortexRetrospectionAscencionFarmland
Artist Statement

The core of my work is material, with the central practice based in surrender and improvisation. I come to my studio prepared with an exploration of principles from modernism, abstract impressionism, impressionism, and earth art.
My process starts with a basic plan of color relationships, coupled with the material's chemistry. I cover, layer, destroy, layer again- bringing forth images. I'm attracted to movement, direction, nature, and spiritual process.
My mystical relationship to the material, and surrender to the process births a resurrection of personal meaning, to bring the work to closure. Herein lies the end goal to my art making.
Much of my life has been in urban settings, but I lived briefly in rural Minnesota, which visually impacted my art. I'm currently in Palm Springs where both nature, and city guide me.