Robert K. Carsten, studied at the Art Students League of New York, is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, and was a Rotary Technical Scholar to the Academia di Belle Arti in Carrara, Italy. Robert works in drawing and painting mediums including watercolor, ink, acrylic, pastel, and oil. He is an advisory board member and signature member of the Pastel Society of America, past editor of PSA’s Pastelagram, and is a contributing writer to Pastel Journal; Watercolor Artist; and Artist’s Magazine. Robert is a master pastelist in the Pastel Society of America, a Master Circle Pastelist in the International Association of Pastel Societies, and lifetime honorary member of the Southwest Florida Pastel Society. His works have won numerous awards including Best of Shows at national exhibitions. Robert is a national and regional exhibitions juror and awards judge and a workshop instructor, internationally. He was invited as one of four artists to teach pastel painting to 100 teachers in China in spring, 2016 and exhibited in the 2nd international Biennial Exhibition of Pastel in Suzhou, China. His paintings have been shown in many museums and galleries including the Butler Institute of American Art, the Bennington Museum, the Mattatuck Museum, the D’Amore Museum, the Noyes Museum, the National Arts Club, and are collected worldwide. His work was selected to be part of the Butler Institute of American Art’s exhibition The Pastel Society of America at Forty/ In Honor of Flora Giffuni in 2013 and the Third Pastel Invitational Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan. His art has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine; Pastel Journal; American Artist’s Workshop magazine; American Art Review; Strokes of Genius/The Best of Drawing; The Best of Acrylic Works 4 and 7; Pure Color/The Best of Pastel; Best of America Pastel Book; Finding Your Style in Pastel; Fine Art Tips, Painting Techniques and Professional Advice; Richeson 100 (cover image).
Here is what our students are saying:
“Robert’s class is so stimulating. As always, he does such a fine job of illustrating his concept. It’s even clearer to me in these hour segments. The thing that really makes the difference using zoom is the opportunity for the student to see exactly what he’s doing as he does it. One can even enlarge it to see minute details, while in a class setting you’re so far back or not in the best space to see just what’s being done. Huge difference.”
“This was a fabulous class! It’s what I’ve been looking for to enable me to free up and concentrate on SHAPES! I started something and it’s got such a different feel right from the start. Thank you again for being such a special teacher.”
“Only a teacher of your caliber could inspire such expertise by so many showing such diversity and beauty. Thank you so much.”
“Thank you for your critiques. They were thoughtful, detailed, helpful & inspiring. I will take them to heart the next time I sit down to paint! “
