Loved Ones Series: Portraits by Whitney C. Robbins
Steve by Whitney C. Robbins 
Martha by Whitney C. Robbins 
Lysa by Whitney C. Robbins 
Louise by Whitney C. Robbins 
Kirsten by Whitney C. Robbins 
Kevin by Whitney C. Robbins 
Kay by Whitney C. Robbins 
Katy by Whitney C. Robbins 
Kai by Whitney C. Robbins 
Julie by Whitney C. Robbins 
Joan by Whitney C. Robbins 
Jeff by Whitney C. Robbins 
Heather by Whitney C. Robbins 
Grandma by Whitney C. Robbins 
Garth by Whitney C. Robbins 
Frances by Whitney C. Robbins 
Dad by Whitney C. Robbins 
Cummings by Whitney C. Robbins 
Brandon by Whitney C. Robbins 
Beske by Whitney C. Robbins 
April by Whitney C. Robbins 
Ann by Whitney C. Robbins
Biography: Whitney C. Robbins is a visual artist, art teacher, journal keeper and avid hockey player. She works in a wide variety of media including printmaking, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. She has shown her work in schools and galleries locally and abroad. She received her B.A. in visual art and religious studies from Brown University.
Artist Statement: In early January I started a series of portraits of loved ones, beginning with my nephew, who was far away in boot camp, training to become a Marine. I wanted to capture his beauty and vitality at eighteen. Could I capture his openness? His tenderness? It took twenty hours and four tries to finally achieve satisfying results.
Since then, I have created over forty portraits of friends, family and community members, using photographs as inspiration, and incorporating natural light, patterns and textures, big goofy grins, surprising colors, and twinkly eyes. I work more quickly now, with plenty of acrylic paint, bigger brushes, faster marks, and have come to realize some important qualities that I admire in successful portraits.