| Original Abstract Art by: Robert Joyner |
| A Day In The Life Of Robert Joyner |
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Bio: Robert Joyner
Robert Joyner was born in Hampton, Virginia.
Robert's childhood was typical of any boy
growing up in the Pre-nintendo era. His days
were filled with collecting baseball cards,
jumping ramps on his rusted-out huffy, and
playing sandlot football with his older brother.
After graduating high school, Robert was
engaged in several entrepreneurial ventures,
commercial fishing and ballroom dancing.
Yes, imagine practicing the "cha-cha" on the
deck of a 100 foot scallop boat in the middle
of the Atlantic Ocean; talk about the good
Ole' days.
Robert moved to South Walton, Florida in 1996 and helped start a bicycle shop
until 2001, when feeling tired and stressed-out, decided to take a break and
reflect on his life. Robert naturally began sketching to fill the idle time and
his thirty-minute sessions quickly turned into all day art bonanzas.
When asked about his art and why he paints, he simply states "I feel I have
taken life too serious for too long. The simplest rule in life is to enjoy it,
have fun. If the viewer has a sense of effortlessness and playfulness while
viewing my art, then I feel I've done a good job."
Thanks for your support
Robert Joyner was born in Hampton, Virginia.
Robert's childhood was typical of any boy
growing up in the Pre-nintendo era. His days
were filled with collecting baseball cards,
jumping ramps on his rusted-out huffy, and
playing sandlot football with his older brother.
After graduating high school, Robert was
engaged in several entrepreneurial ventures,
commercial fishing and ballroom dancing.
Yes, imagine practicing the "cha-cha" on the
deck of a 100 foot scallop boat in the middle
of the Atlantic Ocean; talk about the good
Ole' days.
Robert moved to South Walton, Florida in 1996 and helped start a bicycle shop
until 2001, when feeling tired and stressed-out, decided to take a break and
reflect on his life. Robert naturally began sketching to fill the idle time and
his thirty-minute sessions quickly turned into all day art bonanzas.
When asked about his art and why he paints, he simply states "I feel I have
taken life too serious for too long. The simplest rule in life is to enjoy it,
have fun. If the viewer has a sense of effortlessness and playfulness while
viewing my art, then I feel I've done a good job."
Thanks for your support
"Same ole’, Same ole’ ”
His eyes spring open. Even though the sun is still sleeping he wonders, “is it time to wake up yet!?” He tries
to find the glowing numbers to see what time it is. It reads in bright orange, 4:35 AM. His mind racing with
new inspirations, new ideas to try. The thought of discovering a new color combination, perhaps a new way to
distribute the paint across the blank canvas, a splash technique, no, no, a dripping method, or even a new
brush stroke, motivates him even more to want to jump out of bed and see where his imagination will lead him.
His mind is made up. The glow radiating from the studio is too bright to ignore. Now, for the challenge, exiting
the room carefully without disturbing his lady. He gently rolls out of bed, silently slips on his dilapidated, paint
friendly flip flops and stands up. With the aged floor creaking beneath him, he manages to make it out of the
bedroom and softly closes the door behind him…soundless… Now, stepping into the radiating room, he is
thrilled and energized to set out on his art journey.
July 6, 1968. A memorable day. For the art world had just acquired a new artist by the name of Robert
Joyner. This quiet, pudgy baby, with jet black hair, would soon discover the enjoyment of pencil and paper.
At quite a young age, Robert would sit, watching his older brother draw intricate objects. Trying to duplicate
these picture-perfect-paintings, Robert would become dispirited when he looked down at his own drawings.
Instead of perfect, tight lines, messy, loose, and sloppy was what stared back at him. Always admiring those
who could produce textbook drawings, Robert had to learn to live with his “heavy-hand”.
While in elementary school, Robert produced his very first official piece of artwork. Drawn with an ink pen, a
clown figure holding a bouquet of flowers behind his back was proudly given as gifts to mom and dad, friends,
and even the cute waitress at Vancostas Pizzeria. As time passed into junior high and high school, art class
was the only class that Robert looked forward to going to. His artwork was frequently chosen to be displayed
in the hallways and school art showings. Always being encouraged by teachers to expand his knowledge in
the art field, Robert never felt that college or art school was to be sketched in his journey.
Out of school and ready for a change, Robert moved to South Walton, Florida and decided to open a bicycle
shop. On an extremely busy afternoon at the bike shop, he realized that he was one delivery driver short. So
Robert took it upon himself to deliver the bamboo novelty bike to the local art supply store. When arriving to
drop off the item, his eyes began to wander around the art store. Catching glimpses of pads of paper,
paintbrushes, pencils, and paint, he was suddenly reminded of his art days back in high school. Reluctantly
leaving to have to tend to his own shop, Robert found himself distracted, fantasizing about art. Within twenty-
four hours Robert was walking out of that same art supply store with a huge bag of art supplies in hand.
Being reunited with his passion of art, Robert began to experiment with different mediums. Being a bit
intimidated by the large canvases, he found watercolor to be an inexpensive way at the time to get back into
his painting. He soon discovered that crayons and watercolors could be best friends.
Over several months, artwork began to pile up in his drawers and closets. Being a bit shy about showing his
work to the public, a close friend happened to stumble upon a piece of Robert’s artwork while visiting at his
house. Encouraged by his friend, Robert decided to display his artwork out front of the art supply store.
Within a blink of an eye his artwork was swarmed with intrigued customers. Robert began to gain confidence
in his artwork with every piece he sold. Over the years, Robert entered many juried shows and local
exhibitions including the Peninsula Fine Art Show in 2005 and the D’Art Center’s “New Art New Wine”
exhibition in 2006 and 2007.
Along with his art, Robert acquired many hobbies that allowed him to express himself creatively. Always
loving a challenge, ballroom dancing became a huge part of his life providing personal accomplishments as
well as a part time job teaching. A bit of light reading allowed him to clear his mind and find inspiration for his
artwork. Working out at the gym permitted his body to find contentment and balance throughout the day.
And the art of cooking and eating found its way into his creative world of art as well.
Standing in front of a blank canvas the inspiration of color swarms his brain. His love for art is increased
every time he discovers a new method, new subjects. His future in art is whatever he makes of it. He always
hopes to grow and learn as an artist. When asked “how’s your art going?” he hopes he never has to answer
“same ole’ same ole.” He hopes his eyes will always light up and always be inspired just as he is now looking
at this blank canvas. He spots his favorite paint brush and mixes together several colors to discover he’s
never blended a color quite like this before. Overflowing with excitement he dips his brush into the newly
combined paint. He places the brush on the canvas and smiles, curious to see what the end result will be
today.
His eyes spring open. Even though the sun is still sleeping he wonders, “is it time to wake up yet!?” He tries
to find the glowing numbers to see what time it is. It reads in bright orange, 4:35 AM. His mind racing with
new inspirations, new ideas to try. The thought of discovering a new color combination, perhaps a new way to
distribute the paint across the blank canvas, a splash technique, no, no, a dripping method, or even a new
brush stroke, motivates him even more to want to jump out of bed and see where his imagination will lead him.
His mind is made up. The glow radiating from the studio is too bright to ignore. Now, for the challenge, exiting
the room carefully without disturbing his lady. He gently rolls out of bed, silently slips on his dilapidated, paint
friendly flip flops and stands up. With the aged floor creaking beneath him, he manages to make it out of the
bedroom and softly closes the door behind him…soundless… Now, stepping into the radiating room, he is
thrilled and energized to set out on his art journey.
July 6, 1968. A memorable day. For the art world had just acquired a new artist by the name of Robert
Joyner. This quiet, pudgy baby, with jet black hair, would soon discover the enjoyment of pencil and paper.
At quite a young age, Robert would sit, watching his older brother draw intricate objects. Trying to duplicate
these picture-perfect-paintings, Robert would become dispirited when he looked down at his own drawings.
Instead of perfect, tight lines, messy, loose, and sloppy was what stared back at him. Always admiring those
who could produce textbook drawings, Robert had to learn to live with his “heavy-hand”.
While in elementary school, Robert produced his very first official piece of artwork. Drawn with an ink pen, a
clown figure holding a bouquet of flowers behind his back was proudly given as gifts to mom and dad, friends,
and even the cute waitress at Vancostas Pizzeria. As time passed into junior high and high school, art class
was the only class that Robert looked forward to going to. His artwork was frequently chosen to be displayed
in the hallways and school art showings. Always being encouraged by teachers to expand his knowledge in
the art field, Robert never felt that college or art school was to be sketched in his journey.
Out of school and ready for a change, Robert moved to South Walton, Florida and decided to open a bicycle
shop. On an extremely busy afternoon at the bike shop, he realized that he was one delivery driver short. So
Robert took it upon himself to deliver the bamboo novelty bike to the local art supply store. When arriving to
drop off the item, his eyes began to wander around the art store. Catching glimpses of pads of paper,
paintbrushes, pencils, and paint, he was suddenly reminded of his art days back in high school. Reluctantly
leaving to have to tend to his own shop, Robert found himself distracted, fantasizing about art. Within twenty-
four hours Robert was walking out of that same art supply store with a huge bag of art supplies in hand.
Being reunited with his passion of art, Robert began to experiment with different mediums. Being a bit
intimidated by the large canvases, he found watercolor to be an inexpensive way at the time to get back into
his painting. He soon discovered that crayons and watercolors could be best friends.
Over several months, artwork began to pile up in his drawers and closets. Being a bit shy about showing his
work to the public, a close friend happened to stumble upon a piece of Robert’s artwork while visiting at his
house. Encouraged by his friend, Robert decided to display his artwork out front of the art supply store.
Within a blink of an eye his artwork was swarmed with intrigued customers. Robert began to gain confidence
in his artwork with every piece he sold. Over the years, Robert entered many juried shows and local
exhibitions including the Peninsula Fine Art Show in 2005 and the D’Art Center’s “New Art New Wine”
exhibition in 2006 and 2007.
Along with his art, Robert acquired many hobbies that allowed him to express himself creatively. Always
loving a challenge, ballroom dancing became a huge part of his life providing personal accomplishments as
well as a part time job teaching. A bit of light reading allowed him to clear his mind and find inspiration for his
artwork. Working out at the gym permitted his body to find contentment and balance throughout the day.
And the art of cooking and eating found its way into his creative world of art as well.
Standing in front of a blank canvas the inspiration of color swarms his brain. His love for art is increased
every time he discovers a new method, new subjects. His future in art is whatever he makes of it. He always
hopes to grow and learn as an artist. When asked “how’s your art going?” he hopes he never has to answer
“same ole’ same ole.” He hopes his eyes will always light up and always be inspired just as he is now looking
at this blank canvas. He spots his favorite paint brush and mixes together several colors to discover he’s
never blended a color quite like this before. Overflowing with excitement he dips his brush into the newly
combined paint. He places the brush on the canvas and smiles, curious to see what the end result will be
today.