About > Robin Moline Lakeland, Minnesota
Robin grew up in Northern Minnesota land of 10,000 lakes and fortunate to find herself surrounded by the beauty of nature, an obvious influence in her work through out her life and career. When she was in grade school her Mom would take her along to her oil painting classes where she was an instant star and favorite of the teachers. In the summers her Aunt an Artist herself had a summer place in Minnesota and would set up the easels out near her barn and she and her sister would paint for hours.
From an early age she entered and won awards at State Fairs and the local Gallery at the Hockey Hall of Fame in her Home Town of Eveleth. Right after HS she went to MCAD and studied Painting, Graphic Design and Majored in Illustration. Upon graduating Robin started Mpls Moline Illustration and immediately started freelancing. Around that time she began exploring a style reminiscent of Grant Wood and other Regionalist Artists of the 20's and went on to make it her signature style. Robin's close attention to detail and her use of thermal color contrast brings her paintings to life!
In the early 90's she joined forces and worked along side her Illustrator Husband Leland Klanderman, BIll Bruning and Daniel Craig at Oasis Art Studios a Company Leland started. Together they worked , won numerous awards and sometimes collaborated on bigger projects. Robin and her husband co-taught Professional Illustration Practices at MCAD in the mid 90's before moving their studios out to the beautiful St. Croix River Valley on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
When Robin isn't busy working on Illustration projects she enjoys photography, cooking, gardening, birdwatching and being entertained by her cat and two dogs.
Robin's work can be seen on many recognizable products, advertisements, bookcovers and in many publications. She does the annual official map for the Golf USOPEN and has a permanent mural on display at the John Deere Pavillion in Moline Illinois. Robin has also done work for private commissions and sells prints to people who've track her down from around the world.
Her partial client list includes: American Express, Ameristar Casinos, The Ant Farm, Bonny Doon Vineyards, KVIE TV, Crystal Geyser, St. Louis Botanical Gardens, Log Cabin Syrup, Mazda, Proctor & Gamble, Hasbro, Kraft Foods, Martha Stewart Fine Living, Readers Digest, Random House, US Postal Service, Walt Disney Corp and many more.
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