Robert Frascella

Robert (Bob) Frascella has been intrigued by drawing and art from a very early age. Much of his childhood was spent with pencil and drawing pad sketching scenes from everyday life. In college he pursued a different path studying engineering and then worked for many years as a Civil Engineer. Throughout his professional engineering career, Bob continued to develop his interest in painting.

Bob has been working almost exclusively in pastel since 1997 focusing mainly on landscape and maritime scenes of New England. As he refined his individual style, Bob drew on his technical skills to capture extraordinary detail and thoroughness in each composition. Many observers comment on the nearly photographic quality of his images, which is challenging to achieve in pastel. “What I like about pastel is its luminosity and its ability to capture light in an way that brings a scene to life.”

Bob is a self-taught artist and has not had any formal art instruction. His work has been featured in many nationally recognized books and periodicals.

He also an Exhibiting Artist Member of the Rockport Art Association and Museum (2019), one of the oldest art associations in North America. He is also a signature Member of the Pastel Society of Maine (2002) where his work was featured in five consecutive juried international pastel exhibitions.

His original paintings are created using pastel medium on professional grade and museum grade sanded paper. In addition, a limited number of signed and numbered Giclee prints are available.

Bob and his wife Joanne are residents of Cape Ann on Boston’s North Shore where he enjoys biking, kayaking, boating and photography.