Portrait Painter and Artist
Rob Hartshorn is a master portrait artist and an award winning painter of luminous figures. A fourth generation artist and teacher, he is nationally recognized for his commissioned portraits of prominent men, women, children and families in oil and pastel.
Please visit the Galleries below to view some of Rob’s favorite commissioned portraits:
When its time to loosen up and feel the paint, Rob turns to the freedom of acrylic paints. With acrylic paints and gel mediums, colors dry faster which offers the artist more spontaneity and the pure expression of abstract painting. This “being-in-the-moment” is a release from the technical demands of oil painting, and the abstract beauty of swinging away from realism is its own reward.
Enjoy a few of Rob’s abstract paintings below:
Robert Hartshorn Portraits & Fine Arts Moved in 2021 to Historic Belgian Village near University Circle
I have moved my studio and gallery from 2360 W. 11th Street by Lincoln Park in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. My new expanded portrait studio is located in Historic Belgian Village located above the the museum area of University Circle. The new setting is better suited to meetings with my portrait artist clients, is more comfortable and convenient for portrait sittings and is an enchanting venue for hosting unveilings of works of art. And it is a gift to be just minutes from the arts, cultural and educational center of the Midwest. Please visit my studio by appointment at 12415 Fairhill Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44120.
Q&A as of 8/1/2023
Yes, I am and will always paint portraits in oil and pastel which has been my lifelong passion. Moreover, I can’t help but paint landscapes, still lifes and abstracts for sale and by commission .
Yes, I continue to take portrait commissions, sell my work through other galleries, and show in important events and competitions.
Yes, I am working out of an elegant studio built in 1929 overlooking Doan Brook and Rockefeller Park in Historic Belgian Village at 12415 Fairhill Rd, Cleveland Heights, Oh 44120.
Yes, I am very ok! I loved the gallery business and being active in the Tremont community, but I have made this move to commit all of my time and energy to being a studio based portrait painter and to the many personal painting projects which I have put off for too long.