Robert Highsmith
Las Cruces, NM (575) 650-1556 www.rhighsmith.com
Robert Highsmith is primarily a landscape painter working mostly in watercolor. He paints the desert and canyons of the Southwest including New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. “I have recently been incorporating animals, Western structures and people in my work,” he explains. “I’ve also been using the Covid lockdown to teach myself acrylic painting. I have been wanting to paint on canvas for some time now and have used the last months to get acquainted with this medium. After working in watercolor for 50 years, I thought it was time to teach this old dog a few new tricks.”
In April, Highsmith has a watercolor show with the New Mexico Watercolor Society at the Farm & Ranch Museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico. His work can be seen at Trails End Gallery, also in Las Cruces.