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POWHATAN, Va. — The rhythm and audio of everyday living swirl all around Robert Meganck.
“So I’m a big songs lover,” stated Robert.
The gentleman from Powhatan requirements music like human beings want oxygen. Thumbing through his assortment of CD’s and vinyl you will obtain a huge range of artists.
“Etta James so she is in there. Led Zeppelin is in right here,” explained Robert.
Tunes defines this Detroit native so a great deal, his nickname growing up was Motown. He has found the legends in live performance. From Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, to The Who.
Saatchi Art by Robert Meganck
The married father of three’s other love is illustration.
He is professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth College — a place in which he taught art for 40 yrs. The two passions would intersect and show to be his savior in the spring of 2020.
When his favourite singer John Prine handed two yrs back, Robert was crushed.
“I guess it hits you as tricky as it can when someone who you admire dies,” mentioned Robert.
At the exact same time, COVID isolation was suffocating and sporting on Robert. He began sketching in his residence artwork studio.
“Then it is like I know how to preserve occupied.”
He was not sketching just something. But new music that resonates. Robert hasn’t stopped.
“I’m not likely to complain about it. I’m likely to do a little something that would make me sense content,” reported Robert.
Robert phone calls it the “See What I Hear” task. The task is his interpretation of vintage tunes.
“It’s about staying able to convey on your own,” he claimed.
Saatchi Art by Robert Meganck
Just about every piece usually takes about a day or two full. From “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and “Turtle Blues” to “Acid Queen.”
Due to the fact beginning two several years back, the artist has produced 112 pieces. Each and every Wednesday Robert releases a new illustration on social media.
“You know my two sons continue to keep asking me for a trace. ‘What are you likely to do subsequent 7 days. Give me a hint,” said Robert.
He is gaining a healthier adhering to of admirers.
“A great deal of men and women when I started executing these items would say, ‘I consider I’m heading to pull out my aged album. Due to the fact I forgot how good they have been and things like that,’” described Robert.
His artwork is also capturing the attention of critics nationwide.
“I do this since it will make me joyful. It is pleasurable,” mentioned Robert.
His interpretation of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” acquired him a spot in Communication Artwork Magazine’s 63rd Annual Illustration Level of competition.
Saatchi Artwork by Robert Meganck
“When anyone like Conversation Arts or American Illustration acknowledges what you have done its like, “Woah! Another person else likes this!’” said Robert.
Out of approximately 3,700 entries, only 147 were being selected.
“Can it seriously get any better than this. I simply cannot envision how it could. I just can’t think about how it could get any better,” he claimed.
Robert explained his job assisted him endure two several years of COVID distress.
“Is this the way to get through it? Completely this is a way to get via it,” stated Robert.
Now that we’re emerging from the pandemic, Robert has no intentions of ending his job. Why pull the plug if the tunes under no circumstances ends and the beat goes on?
“I obtained a stack of music that I want to do,” claimed Robert. “No, I do not system on halting. No. Why would I? It is a good everyday living.”
One particular of Robert Meganck’s ambitions is to display each and every piece in a gallery so a lot more people can take pleasure in.
If you are interested in possessing one particular the artist is advertising his prints, check out Saatchi Artwork at saatchiart.com.
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