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robin johnston

Robin Johnston born in Christchurch New Zealand and was
formally trained as a film animator.

Robin is committed to effects achieved directly on the canvas
with colour, texture and a total abstract conception. Bold and
alive with light and colour Robin creates canvases which
excite and engender a sense of power and vitality.

Shapes, space and movement dominate Robin’s painting style
and in his latest works he has returned to primary colours.
His mixed media canvas and boards involve some unusual
techniques, now starting from a base of hessian in place of
traditional canvas surfaces and using divergent textures.

Now working full time as a contemporary artist in his
Holloways Beach Studio, Cairns, Robin’s paintings have been
commissioned for clients as far afield as the Gold Coast,
Christchurch, Nairobi, Zurich Cambridge and Cyprus.