ROB EVANS

Susquehanna Valley: Luminist Studies
Created en plein air, from memory and from photographic reference, these studies examine the Susquehanna River Valley, its flora and fauna, geologic features, weather patterns and cloud formations in all times of day and seasons. Utilizing a broad spectrum of media, these works range from painterly studies and tiny miniatures to larger fully realized pastel drawings and oil paintings. More traditional and direct in their approach, these works provide a vocabulary of natural and atmospheric details which inform the more complex narrative works in the studio. Although often utilizing 19th century Hudson River School type techniques and devices to portray and document the sublime beauty of the Susquehanna River Valley, these works also incorporate the 21st century mark of human habitation and activity, including ever-present jet trails in the sky, plumes of steam and smoke from riverside factories and power plants, as well as the bridges, highways, towns and dots of light on the horizon at dusk, all reminders of the continual expansion of civilization which remains a constant threat to the river valley's fragile ecosystem.


Cloud Study, Long Level, oil on museum board, 2005, 11 x 15 inches
Private collection


Wind and Ice, Susquehanna, detail



Equinox, pastel on museum board, 2017, 6 x 5 inches
Private collection



Black Dog, pastel on museum board, 2021, 11 x 13 inches


Opening, pastel on museum board, 2021, 11 x 13 inches,
Private collection

Cloud Formation, pastel on museum board, 2021, 4 x 6 inches,
Private collection

Working Late, pastel on museum board, 2016, 5 x 7 inches,
Private collection

Last Light, pastel on museum board, 2021, 4 x 6 inches,
Private collection

Winter Studio, Dusk, pastel on museum board, 2016, 6 x 8 inches,
Private collection

Studio in Morning Mist, pastel on museum board, 2021, 6 x 8 inches
Susquehannock I, pastel on museum board, 2021, 14.75 x 21.75 inches,
Private collection



On the Edge, pastel on museum board, 2022, 12 x 9 inches

Susquehannock II (study), pastel on museum board, 2022, 12 x 14 inches,
Private collection



Winter Clouds, Night, pastel on museum board, 2012, 6 x 8 inches
Private collection


Highpoint, oil on museum board, 2009, 21 x 30.75 inches
Collection of York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA




Otter Creek, oil on panel, 2003, 15 x 24 inches
Private collection
High Water, oil on museum board, 2004, 11.75 x 13.75 inches
Private collection


Lemon Tree Farm, pastel on museum board, 2012, 36.25 x 22.25 inches
Private collection


Cloud Study III, oil on museum board, 2015, 5 x 7 inches
Private collection

Riverside, pastel on museum board, 2020, 4.75 x 6.25 inches
Private collection

Receding Storm, Chickies, oil on museum board, 2015, 3 x 5 inches
Private collection


Distant Storm, pastel on museum board, 2018, 4 x 4 inches
Private collection
Morning Snow, pastel on museum board, 2013, 5.25 x 6.75 inches
Private collection

River Fire, pastel on museum board, 2018, 3.5 x 3.5 inches
Private collection


West From Roundtop II, pastel on museum board, 2021, 10.5 x 14.75 inches
Private collection
Susquehanna Moon, pastel on museum board, 2006, 13 x 11 inches
Private collection, Tulsa, OK