LOCAL ARTIST PROFILE
Robin Baratta by Peri Hayes “From the moment I could pick up a pen, I was drawing on everything,” recollects local artist, Robin Baratta. Based in Belmont, Robin is a proud member of the Port Stanley Art Guild, the St. Thomas Art Guild and the Lambeth Art Association. As well, she is involved with the Station Arts Centre in Tillsonburg. For approximately seven years prior to COVID-19, Robin was a co-organizer alongside fellow creatives; bringing the Colours of Autumn Studio Tour to life throughout Central Elgin. With inspiration rooted in rural heritage, Robin voices, “While I was born and raised in London, there were three farms within my immediate family. We would often spend our summer holidays on the farm, and this was the best part of my summer. I spent as much of my childhood as I could in the woodlands and at Pottersburg Creek. That was me, a nature girl -- and this is something that I remain very drawn to.” Asked what excites Robin about the creative arts, she earnestly responds, “Where to start? I operate an art-based program with dementia residents in long-term care, and the impact that art has on these people is absolutely astounding – they come alive. Whether through cooking, gardening, sewing and so forth, I believe that creativity is part of being human. I have a message which I have been diligently presenting for years now, and that is ‘sustainability’. As a grandmother, I am particularly passionate: Some of the best farmland in the world is in southern Ontario, which is being covered in concrete and asphalt at an alarming rate. I am alarmed. I portray these disappearing landscapes to be seen as what they are — which is beautiful — and to inspire people to conserve. The texture that I’m creating in my art is directly related to my love of fossils, with the luminance influenced by stained glass windows.” Robin works with acrylic before glazing her paintings, “so they glow,” she beams.
in the upcoming Port Stanley Art Show and Sale this June 11th to 13th. Visit the robinbaratta.com website for further information, and connect with Robin through Facebook Messenger or email: robinbaratta@protonmail.com. In addition to Facebook, Robin is active on Instagram and LinkedIn. As she concludes, Robin invites those interested to refer to the GPS coordinates on the back of each piece to discover the featured locations.
Presently, Robin has work available at The Collective Mercantile in Sparta. Also in Sparta, she is delighted to be the featured artist for the month of May at gathered Gallery. Moreover, Robin is pleased to announce her participation
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