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Robert Sweeney


Robert Sweeney’s paintings subtly blend the personal with the technical.  His paintings, particularly the still lifes, refer not only to the history of painting and the technical aspects of art-making but with the inclusion of personal possessions, include references to the artist himself.  His landscape paintings depict scenes from locations as varied as Italy, classic views of the Oxbow, in western Massachusetts to his wife, Barbara's garden in their back yard.

Robert Sweeney teaches painting and drawing at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts.



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Robert Sweeney
Twist and Shout

Oil on
panel, 2013
18 x 24"



 

Robert Sweeney

Beets and Greens

Oil on
panel, 2013
8 x 12"






Robert Sweeney

Spring Rain, Lieutenant River

Oil on panel, 2011
24 x 40"



 

Robert Sweeney
Brimmer Street, Boston
Oil on panel, 2012
8 x 12"




 

Robert Sweeney
Frog Pond, Boston Common
Oil on panel, 2012
9 x 12"





Robert Sweeney

Flag Ship

Oil on
panel, 2013
12 x 16"



 

 
Robert Sweeney

Apricot Columns

Oil on
panel, 2013
12 x 16"






Robert Sweeney

Oxbow Morning

Oil on panel, 2012
14 x 24"



 

Robert Sweeney
Charles River Basin
Oil on panel, 2012
8 x 12"




 

Robert Sweeney
Merry-Go-Round, Boston Common
Oil on panel, 2012
9 x 12"
Sold




 


Robert Sweeney

Pleasant Street Theater Video

Oil on panel,  2009
12 x 14"




 


Robert Sweeney

Octagon, Spring

Oil on panel,  2009
12 x 14"







Robert Sweeney

Tuttle Farm, South Amherst

Oil on panel,  2012
16 x 24"



 

Robert Sweeney
Light Burst

Oil on panel,  2012
14 x 20"



 

Robert Sweeney
Green Bananas

Oil on
panel, 2012
9 x 12"





 

 

Robert Sweeney

Cheese at Night

Oil on
panel, 2012
32 x 36"




 


Robert Sweeney

Late Sun, Pratt Field, Amherst College

Oil on panel,  2012
11 x 14"
Sold




 

Robert Sweeney
Amherst, Late August

Oil on panel,  2012
11 x 14"
Sold



 

Robert Sweeney
First Light, South Amherst

Oil on panel, 2012
8 x 12"




 

Robert Sweeney
Mill Lane, Late Sun

Oil on panel, 2012
14 x 20"




 

Robert Sweeney
College Hall, Early Morning

Oil on panel, 2007
12 x 16"

 








Robert Sweeney

Oxbow, Spring
Pigment print
17 3/4 x 23 3/4"






Robert Sweeney

Emily's Place
Oil on panel, 2009
12 x 16"




 



Robert Sweeney

Political Leanings

Oil on panel,  2010
20 x 25"



 

 
Robert Sweeney

Pears and Bok Choy

Oil on
panel, 2013
14 x 17"



 



Robert Sweeney

Resolution

Oil on
panel, 2012
32 x 36"







Robert Sweeney

Pioneer Valley
Oil on panel, 2009
8 x 12"









Robert Sweeney

Oxbow, Shower
Oil on panel, 2009
24 x 24"



 

Robert Sweeney
Late Light, Oxbow

Oil on panel, 2011
12 x 16"











Robert Sweeney

Subcommittee
Oil on panel, 2009
24 x 20"







Robert Sweeney

Oxbow, Late September
Oil on canvas, 2008
9 x 12"



 

 

Robert Sweeney
Revere Street, Beacon Hill
Oil on panel, 2012
12 x 9"



 

 

Robert Sweeney
Pond's Edge

Oil on panel, 2000

12 1/8 x 3 5/8"









 

 
 


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