Robin Driscoll

ROBIN DRISCOLL PAINTER

Evolving as an artist through life’s changes, I spent the last few years adapting to vision changes. I am an international award-winning photographer. Bold colors always emotionally affected me-as a matter of fact I see the world as bold colors. As my sight started to change-so, had to my art. Alcohol Ink was a perfect media as its vibrant colors were a perfect match. Painting with alcohol Ink enables me to use the inherent fluidity and the interplay of drops and drips of layers of colors - plain joy of the vibrancy of color and the process*!

*Success with alcohol ink painting is a life lesson in itself! Work with intention and patience because the ink has a mind of its own; of which you can guide but you really have no control.

Within these paintings I have discovered mini “gems”. I insert photos of those gems into necklaces, bracelets, keychains, and other jewelry pieces. I include a Bee charm on each of my pieces. Why the Bee? If you were laying in a field of wildflowers and watching a bee going from flower to flower…that bee has just one job and one job only… to gather pollen. The bee doesn’t get distracted. No matter what happens. He just keeps going and going from flower to flower. I have a TBI (traumatic brain injury) and now I am losing my eyesight, but the bee reminds me to keep on going no matter what. I hope the Bee Charm will become inspiration for others to be resilient, follow their passion and just keep going no matter what!

BIO Robin A. Driscoll

Robin Driscoll grew up mostly in Philadelphia. She was greatly influenced by both her parents. Her father’s transfer to Milan, Italy was a huge influence. She was further influenced by his strong belief in constant learning through curiosity and love of documentary photography. Her mother was also a great influencer as a classically trained (prodigy) music pianist who decided to study fine arts and painting at Syracuse University. Robin studied serious violin through high school but made the difficult decision to go to Cleveland Institute of Art.

After two years at Art Institute the financial challenges were too difficult, so Robin looked for different alternatives to get experience as a photographer. She enlisted in the Navy. She studied photography at the US Navy School of Photography A School with B School, specialization in Photojournalism and Multi-Media Production. She enjoyed her duty stations working as Photographer’s Mate and meeting her husband another Photographer’s Mate in Sigonella, Sicily and Norfolk, Virginia.

After serving, Robin and her husband settled in Sandy Hook, Conn. Several years later they moved to Claremont to be closer to her family. She earned a BSBA in Business Administration and then a Juris Doctorate from California Southern School of Law. A car accident before the bar exam ended her dream of practicing law. With rehab using old learning of photography, she started shooting again. And in time her images started winning competitions and RD Photo Services a Sports Photography and Portrait Photography business began. Within a few years RD Photo Services organically grew into a business specializing in action sports, portraits, and family portraits. Robin’s action sport images started winning awards and the passion grew and she found the biggest joy of all was doing what she was doing all along-creating images that tell a story. However, with Covid, the business had to change and Robin and to find a new way to express herself.

Robin started painting in watercolor, acrylic and finally with alcohol ink. Alcohol ink in all in fluidity and its boldness is where she finds her joy! For now...always experimenting with new media! Like taking small prints of her alcohol ink paintings and imbedding them in charms of necklaces, bracelets, and keychains. The whole process is about re-finding passion after changes.