Glen Arbor Art Association features Robert Raack

From staff reports

Robert Raack of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is a representational watercolor and oil painter who will be presenting a talk on his art at the Glen Arbor Art Association on Thursday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Raack will be serving as Artist-in-Residence at the Art Association for two weeks. He is no stranger to the area, having served as an Elderhostel “Painting in Nature” instructor at the Leelanau School for many years. He also taught drawing and painting at Interlochen Center for the Arts for seven years. He is a seasoned art teacher having taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art for 22 years.

During his residency Raack hopes to pursue plein air landscapes of the area which possesses, for him, “such clarity of light, depth of space and great diversity of the natural world.” In inclement weather he would concentrate on painting still life works of local flora in the Thoreson farm barn that the Art Association uses as a studio work space. Whether working in oil or watercolor, Raack’s subject matter is versatile, carefully realistic and includes boats, beach scenes, floral and fruit still life, portraits and landscapes.

Raack’s presentation is open to the public, free of charge. Refreshments are served. The Art Association building is at 6031 S. Lake Street on a gravel drive across from Cherry Republic.