One of the greatest impressionists of this region has passed. Robert Brasher was a pure impressionist, the most loved style in art history. His talent is compared to world stage artists Ben Aronson and Jeremy Mann.

Brasher was inspired by his city and surroundings which then inspired a lot of artists and his work admirers. NW Indiana and Chicago are honored to have such talent.

His clients expressed his style beautifully in the following statements:

“Obviously Robert Brasher’s paintings are beautiful. Many of my favorite pieces reflect his love of Chicago and the city’s many moods. Robert’s work is also very thoughtful. The brushstrokes convey a mixture of styles, both representative and impressionistic, which seem to encourage his audiences to contemplatively view the art from many different lenses.” Victoria Rosenberg Frazer.

“I bought the painting for a young adult friend in the hope that as his life unfolds he will find solace and inspiration in the solidity of Mr. Brasher’s iron bridges in which I see represented an active participation in the hard work of existence from the honesty of the river which just ebbs and flows predictably regardless of the vagaries of the surface.” Charles Niblick

“My dear friend Brasher was truly gifted. He loved poetry, music, and literature. His art is moving, it evokes emotions through textures and colors. Every time I look at his collection, it captivates me.” Joy Vlamakis

Robert Brasher had studied at several universities in the Chicagoland area. These include the Art Institute of Chicago, Indiana University, Purdue University, Loyola University, and Roosevelt University. He had received several art scholarships leading to his Bachelor’s Degree. He won the Gonska Award for exhibiting exceptional creative potential from Loyola, the Smith Scholarship from the Art Institute of Chicago, the Mulcahy Scholarship from Loyola University were among the awards attained during his college career.

Robert has had more than 30 one man shows all across the country. Twenty plus in the Chicagoland area, Chapel Hill, Dallas, Carmel, Ca, for example. He has work in Canada, Australia, Istanbul Turkey, and many European countries. His work was featured in the movies “Flight” and Disney’s “Man with the Million Dollar Arm”, filmed in Atlanta.

I would like to finish this attribute in Robert Brasher’s words:

“To paint in a manner that is abstract, yet still coveys a realistic subject requires complete confidence. As a young man, I would sit for 8-10 hours for an evening drawing, it usually took 5 hours of continuous work until that “flow” state engaged, where time doesn’t exist, and your ego is no longer involved, as if channeling your Higher Self. Once those dues are paid, painting becomes pure joy, one begins to see the elements behind the obvious, the inner quiet that allows the spirit to flow.”