From Freelance Design to Fine Art: Rob Waters’ Creative Expedition in Tucson

Welcome to another engaging episode of Life Along The Streetcar, where we celebrate the vibrant culture, people, and stories of Tucson. In this episode, we sit down with Rob Waters, a talented artist whose work has become synonymous with the unique character of downtown Tucson. Rob’s journey from a successful career in graphic design to becoming a celebrated fine artist is a story of passion, creativity, and the pursuit of artistic fulfillment. Through this in-depth conversation, we explore the various stages of his career, the philosophy behind his work, and his impact on Tucson’s thriving art scene.

A Cross-Country Creative Odyssey: Rob Waters’ Artistic Roots

Rob Waters’ artistic journey is a tale of exploration and evolution. Starting in Southern California, Rob pursued his passion for art by studying illustration at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His early career took him to New York City, where he immersed himself in the fast-paced world of graphic design. Working with renowned institutions like the Metropolitan Opera, Rob honed his skills and developed a keen eye for detail, all while maintaining his love for drawing and illustration. His time in New York was marked by both professional success and personal growth, as he navigated the challenges of life in one of the world’s most demanding creative environments.

However, Rob’s journey was far from linear. His artistic spirit led him from coast to coast, with stints in Chicago and Boston, each city contributing to the development of his unique style. It was during these years that Rob began to experiment more deeply with fine art, finding new ways to express his creativity beyond the confines of graphic design. His move to Tucson, influenced by his partner’s role with the Arizona Theater Company, marked a pivotal moment in his career, allowing him to fully embrace his identity as a fine artist.

Desert Inspirations: How Tucson Shapes Rob Waters’ Art

Tucson’s rich cultural landscape has been a significant influence on Rob Waters’ work. The city’s vibrant neighborhoods, particularly its historic downtown, serve as both a backdrop and a muse for his art. Rob’s pieces often capture the essence of Tucson’s unique architecture, its colorful barrios, and the interplay of light and shadow that defines the desert environment. His connection to Tucson is evident in every brushstroke, as he seeks to convey the soul of the Old Pueblo through his art.

Rob’s artistic philosophy is deeply rooted in spontaneity and the joy of creation. He values the immediacy of a brushstroke and the authenticity that comes from allowing the creative process to unfold naturally. This approach is a direct reflection of his time in Tucson, where the laid-back atmosphere and close-knit artistic community have encouraged him to explore new techniques and mediums. Whether working in oil, watercolor, or pencil, Rob’s art is a celebration of the moment, capturing the fleeting beauty of a scene before it changes forever.

Building Bridges Through Art: Rob Waters and Tucson’s Creative Community

Rob Waters is not only an artist but also a valued member of Tucson’s artistic community. His work is prominently featured in the Tucson Gallery, where he is part of a collective that showcases the talents of local artists. Rob believes strongly in the power of collaboration and the importance of supporting fellow creatives. Through his involvement in the gallery and other local art initiatives, he has helped foster a sense of community among Tucson’s artists, contributing to the city’s reputation as a hub for creativity and innovation.

Beyond his contributions to the art community, Rob’s work serves as a bridge between Tucson’s past and present. His pieces often highlight the city’s historic sites, preserving the memory of its architectural gems while also reflecting the changes brought by modern development. This duality in his work makes Rob Waters a unique voice in Tucson’s art scene, one that resonates with both longtime residents and newcomers alike. His art is not just a reflection of the city, but a conversation with it—a dialogue that invites viewers to see Tucson through his eyes.

Connect and Engage

Rob Waters’ journey from graphic design to fine art is a testament to the power of following one’s passion and the transformative impact of embracing new creative challenges. His work is a vibrant expression of Tucson’s unique culture and a valuable contribution to the city’s artistic heritage. Whether you’re a longtime fan of his art or discovering it for the first time, we invite you to explore Rob Waters’ work at the Tucson Gallery and experience the beauty of Tucson through his eyes.

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Tom Heath
Good morning. It’s a beautiful Sunday in the Old Pueblo. And you’re listening to Katy. Tucson. Thank you for spending a part of your brunch hour with us on your downtown Tucson community. Sponsored all volunteer Power to Rock and roll radio station this week on our show, we’ve got an artist, Rob waters. He is a, a local artist who features downtown neighborhoods and much of his work.

Tom Heath
He is also the Rob waters who came up in my conversation with Robert Alper just a couple of weeks ago. And, we’re going to hear a little bit about him and his trips to Tucson and his, desire to capture the Old Pueblo today of September 1st, 2024. My name is Tom Heath, and you’re listening to Life along the Street, Karen.

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Tom Heath
What is it? Labor Day weekend. We’re rolling into September here to Labor Day weekend and, probably some, barbecuing and boating and all kinds of stuff going on. And, and I know wardrobes are changing because I think we can’t wear white or we’re supposed to wear white. I don’t know, I only have a few sets of clothes anyway, so I wear what I can, but, kind of I don’t know if the timing was intentional, but maybe it was, we have a labor temple in downtown, and that’s been there for gas since the 30s.

Tom Heath
And, you know, this was a place that when, when it first launched, would have been, a collection point for all of those in the labor movement. Now it’s more of an artist studio and, they’ve got, shops and things in there, and there’s a new spot that just opened up, yesterday. It’s called the Sound Post, and it is a new music store.

Tom Heath
They opened up with, a big lineup of, of local performers and, you know, they’re going to be offering, repair and, all kinds of, connections with the folk instruments a lot like, I think their, their website mentioned and a lot of things like with banjos, mandolins, ukuleles and, and fiddles. So if you’ve got a need to, to have some repairs done or want to check them out, they’re on Stone Avenue.

Tom Heath
And, my understanding, this is why I’m excited. My understanding is that, they’re going to have some jam sessions there, so you might be able to go and check out. So if you’re a fan, like I am of the Tucson Folk Festival, then, it sounds like, this is going to be a great place for us.

Tom Heath
Just opened yesterday at the labor temple on Stone across from the, the police department there. A couple weeks ago, we had on our show here guest Robert, upon he was talking about the history of the museum of, I’m sorry, the Temple of Music and Art and the Arizona Theater Company and actually end up being a two part series.

Tom Heath
And and I got connected through him, through his partner, Rob waters, who is, a local artist and one of those in the Tucson gallery. And we had recently sat down with Rob as part of our Meet the Artist series. And, a few people had asked, and by the way, thank you for asking, because then I know you’re listening.

Tom Heath
That was so cool. But they asked if we could share Rob story, and I directed him over to, the gallery space where I thought, you know what? Why don’t we re-air it here? That way, it’s all in one spot. So this is an interview I do with Rob waters a month or two ago, as part of the Meet the Artist series at the Tucson Gallery.

Rob Waters
So we have, Rob waters with us. Sara, welcome to meet the artist, you guys. Thank you. Thanks very much to be here. All right. Well, we, we are in downtown Tucson. If you look a lot of your work, it looks like you might spend some time in downtown Tucson yourself. I do, I do, I try to get you all over town, but downtown is a favorite spot.

Rob Waters
And when I first looked at your, the work that you were doing.

Tom Heath
Some of the things that stood out.

Rob Waters
To me were like your doorways and, your your barrio photo. Images. So they’re they’re really just stunning. Well, thank you. Thank you so much. You’re welcome. What does it mean?

Tom Heath
I’m going to invite you on a podcast.

Rob Waters
And insult you. Your brushstrokes are too heavy to see. This is not a critique. Thank goodness. Okay. Huge, huge fan. This is, you know, part of the reason why tidy right there and I open the gallery is, is individually, we don’t have much talent. So collectively we can lean on, the talent of our community and take some.

Tom Heath
Some.

Rob Waters
Credit for sharing it with the world. So thanks. Thanks for supporting local artists. I really appreciate it. We all do. Thank you. Well, we’re happy to do it now. Yeah. If I remember correctly, reading.

Tom Heath
Your bio, which is available.

Rob Waters
On the Tucson Gallery’s website, you are not a native Tucson. Yes, right. You’re California, California, Southern California, Ontario, California, outside of Los Angeles. I’ve been in the airport. Yes, that’s about the extent of my,

Tom Heath
My Ontario pastor.

Rob Waters
There used to be a racetrack there, too. That was a it no longer exists. But, you know, were you, or you transplant them from Southern Cal? Did you like, did you lose a bet? Because most people don’t leave Southern California like San Diego in that area to to come here, right. What got into me? I actually, like I grew up in Southern Cal.

Rob Waters
I went to school, in San Diego, undergraduate. I went to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and then I moved to the coop. I moved to New York City. Okay. Yeah, that.

Tom Heath
Makes a little more sense then.

Rob Waters
Okay. Yeah. West coast, East coast, kind of explore the world, right? So I was I hopped around a few places. So it’s been been a fun experience. But then what brought you what hopped you into Tucson? What was the. Oh, okay. Well, let’s see. So I did move. Okay. Well, I was in New York. I was in graphic design.

Rob Waters
I spent a lot of my life as a graphic designer. Okay, but I studied illustration in art school, and, decided I needed to make some money, so graphic design was a, a great transition for me. Yeah. I mean, I, I didn’t realize that you you had studied illustration in college. I needed graphic design, but I realize you studied art, right?

Rob Waters
You know? Yeah, I was there for a couple of years at Art center, and, it’s a great experience. It’s a great. It’s like graduate school. Yeah. Art center is a really intense program. They’re known for their industrial design program, and, and they do a lot of, throwing out a lot of, automotive designers that are taught.

Rob Waters
Oh, wow. An illustrator. And, and some of the finest illustrators have gone through Art center college design. And so I hope that that one sort of osmosis is I know it feels like an osmosis at osmosis. It I think it it still is. I still remember those days and, and the things that were learned and talked about.

Rob Waters
Yeah. Okay. So good good good experience. Experience. And so you’re, you’re you’re in New York, you’re working. I mean that’s a great place to be if you’re in design and illustration and you’re probably working for what were you like one of those mad men? Where are you working on Madison Avenue? Not quite. Not quite. Yeah, no, I was I actually worked to the Met Opera.

Rob Waters
I oh, I was in that opera for about seven years as a graphic designer. I worked in the merchandizing department. And, a lot of, albums, music jacket, designs and and programs. I mean, like, I what I, I say, like, the program notes and the jacket, the, all of the things that surround them for the opera.

Rob Waters
Yes. Okay. Opera. I didn’t know too much about opera, when I took the job, but it was a great education again. And just being at Lincoln Center every day was pretty. Oh, I can only imagine. I mean, if you may ask how old you are at this point, you know, I’m sure, but I won’t tell you if I ask anything.

Rob Waters
You once. I wonder how old I started at 27. Oh, my gosh, 27 years old and New York working at Lincoln City. Oh my gosh. Exactly. That’s like. That’s like the dream. If you’re in design, right, you got to be surrounded by all these people that are just feeding off this, the same energy. Yeah, yeah, it was a great place to live.

Rob Waters
And, a hard place to live to. It was, not as hard as now, but I wish I been able to sink my pocketbook into some real estate at that point. Yeah, sure, they could have, but. But it was a good time. We tried to get back there once a year, and just do theater again.

Rob Waters
Okay. Values homes and whatnot. So you.

Tom Heath
Still have some of those connections.

Rob Waters
That I would imagine you informed some relationships there over the years, a lot of people have moved on. Okay. Passed away. It was a period of, 80, 1981 was, you know, a was hitting the world in New York pretty badly, you know? Yeah. My friends have, passed on a real sobering, sobering time. I can imagine.

Rob Waters
Yeah, all the excitement, but, yeah, the I don’t.

Tom Heath
Tend to gloss.

Rob Waters
Over all that. I mean, you’re that you’re you’re the melting pot, right? Everyone is there. All the excitement, all the fun. But with that, all of the challenges and, and then the, the difficulties. Right, right. That is this good, good time to be there as a young, young person, a younger person. You could a place to visit as, as a more, seasoned person.

Rob Waters
Yes, exactly, exactly. Yeah. More money in the pocket. They can maybe can afford a few more things there. Yeah, but my, what brought me here to Tucson and my partner, got, a position with Arizona Theater Company, and he ran Arizona. All right, down here? Yeah. Oh, God. Okay. Yeah. So he ran the Arizona Theater company’s, managing director for, six years.

Rob Waters
Okay. And so that brought me this direction, and I love to side. What time frame is this? This is, hello, 89 to 95. Okay.

Tom Heath
That, we’re listening to Rob waters. He is a local artist, and his work is displayed in the Tucson gallery. And as we were recording this, this episode of Meet the Artist, a few weeks ago. Well, probably a couple months ago, at this point, he had mentioned how he got to Tucson with his partner, Robert Paul.

Tom Heath
And that led to, some recent episodes we have done on the Temple of Music and Art and the Arizona Theater Company. And I just love how all these threads come together. When you’re talking to someone, one story leads to the next, and we’ll be back to finish up our interview with Rob in just a moment. First, I want to remind you that you’re listening to lifelong the streetcar on downtown radio.

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Tom Heath
If you’re just joining us, Rob waters is our guest today. We’ve done an interview with him. Not too long ago as part of Meet the Artist with the Tucson Gallery. And, he was sharing with us, how he got to Tucson and, some of the work that his partner had done, Robert Paul as part of the, Temple of Music and Art and the, Arizona Theater Company.

Tom Heath
And we’re going to jump back into the second part of that interview.

Rob Waters
Yeah. And then we’ll see Chicago again. And, and during that time here in Tucson, I was doing graphic design and some illustration as well, that I freelanced my time here, then moved to Chicago again, doing graphic design and, a variety of things. I wasn’t painting like I am today. What got me into into painting, was, a partner.

Rob Waters
Robert got me and a wonderful easel. We were living on the North shore of Boston at that time there. And Boston, we’re just in Chicago, I know, so it was the truth. Are you, like, on the run? Yes. Rob, water is really your name. That seems like pretty, pretty coincidental for someone who dabbles with watercolor to rob waters.

Rob Waters
Exactly. It’s a little too obvious, right? Yeah, it’s a pseudonym. I actually, yeah. I don’t tell anybody my real name anyway. So you you’re you’re in Boston and you get an easel from from Robert. Yes. And, so you since you’ve got to get back to painting and I did, and I just turned that, turned back. And I’ve been enjoying painting a lot more and, showing and selling.

Rob Waters
That’s always good. So, so, yeah, it’s, it’s been a big house, and I still do design. Graphic design a little bit. A little pro bono right now, but, but got painting and drawing. I have a variety of styles. Yeah, that was something I wanted to touch on, because a lot of the artists that I. And everyone has a creative side that they delve into.

Rob Waters
But you, yours is a little bit harder to narrow down because you don’t have just a medium you like oil painting of water color. You do, pencil. Right? Right. Yeah. So you do have all these different formats, and I know a lot of artists can, but they don’t necessarily produces prolifically as you do in all of these different areas.

Rob Waters
Thanks. Yeah, I try to I tried to wear several different hats and, I, I, I get bored. So I have a, you know, a variety. I’ve mastered oil painting. It’s time for something else because that, you know, I don’t think I can say I mastered it. You know, it’s always a work in progress, but I, I’ve had I feel like I’ve had some successes with oil painting and, and that’s it’s really good.

Rob Waters
It’s been a good adventure. But I, I’ve always been drawing, I’ve drawn since I was a kid. Yeah. But and, and, even in New York, I was doing graphic design. I was, I would draw at the Art Students League after work. And work from a life model and, and that’s always been a part of my, my training and in my love.

Rob Waters
I really enjoyed working from the model and working with a group of people, you know, a group of artists that come together to draw from the figure. That’s always a great study and, good practice, good mileage to get. So. So, yeah, I do have a lot of figure drawings. Well, I don’t show them on my website that much.

Rob Waters
In terms of my sketches, I do a lot of sketching on airplanes. I have what I call sky sketches, and I draw people on the airplanes that show me a whole thing on your website. Okay. It is. I have to go check that out. Some nice sketches. Yeah. Look into my my sketchbook, sketchbook art. And, it is fun.

Rob Waters
It’s fun stuff. So I have that style and I have the watercolors, color figures that I do work from, from, life models and, they’re, they’re fun to do, a lot of fun. But I was in reading, the, some of the stuff that you have on your website, I really appreciated your candor and your your philosophy towards art because you said something a lot of artists don’t always admit that.

Rob Waters
Sometimes they do things quickly. And I’m not saying they rush it, but. But you you intentionally do not take. Like you said, you’re not laborious about your art. You like it to flow at a certain speed, right? Yeah. I think that there’s sometimes you lose the freshness of, a piece. It’s it’s belabored, at least for me. And, I like the gesture of of a brushstroke.

Rob Waters
Not not overdoing it. When I’m working with the signature, gestures are always so exciting to see where where you can capture a movement and attitude in a signature. Quickly. Yeah. It’s, it’s been a good learning process. Really. Yeah. I just I appreciate that and I think you know, and of course since we’re, we’re doing a podcast, it’s all about me.

Rob Waters
As the host, I found would be the same thing when I, when I first started doing podcasts, I was a perfectionist and I would cut and I it in a restate and I go back and forth and, and there’s there’s a continuity that just got lost and everything was, was articulated correctly, but it didn’t flow properly. And I can, you know, now we just we record if there’s errors and we say things as long as they’re not, you know, you know, really bad.

Rob Waters
Right. We let it slide and more more errors. But there’s also a better product at the end. And I’m not saying your art’s filled with errors, but I he’s looking at me like the problem. What’s wrong with my art? But when I say, you know, that flow, that spontaneity that you get that inspiration, it flows through and you can see it in and in your work, you know, thank you.

Rob Waters
And I do think that my artwork is so does the errors. I mean, it’s, it’s sort of process by by, I’d like to think that my work shows a process. And even in my, my sketches, I don’t always look down the right line. But then I corrected, you can still see where I’ve gone at first, and then I’ve gone back to correct.

Rob Waters
I think I kind of like that process where, you know, it’s like, oh, you know, that’s that wasn’t right. Right. Let me try it again. So because your you’re, you are showing that process from start to finish, you’re showing the entire iteration of that piece of art versus hiding some of it because you, you didn’t like the way it looked.

Rob Waters
But that’s that’s brave in some ways. I think you were stupid either way. I mean, usually it’s hard to tell between the two right here. You say so the fine line is one of the first pieces you brought into the gallery was Holy Week, and it was a picture of a of a barrio setting a door, a lot of a lot of vegetation around it.

Rob Waters
And, when we were hanging it, it was interesting because my to this first year and year and I were here and it was late on a Wednesday night. We just reset the entire gallery. So we’re kind of tired and we’re looking at it and this, this thought and, and bear with me till the end of the to the end of the sentiment here.

Rob Waters
The way we looked at it, it seemed like, you know, this this maybe isn’t our favorite piece of Rob’s. And, you know, we’re just right up close on it. And then we put it on the wall and we walked away from it a few feet, and all of a sudden, all this depth and richness sort of popped out that we couldn’t see right up close and like, oh my gosh, this is one of our best works.

Rob Waters
We love this space. Thank you, thank you. Is that is that an intentional technique or are we just really tired or were you on drugs? I don’t know, no. I think that was intentional. I, I don’t, I’m not a photo realist, but I, I think I want to I’m looking up at the piece up in the corner, just to remind.

Rob Waters
Remember, what it was like to paint it. And I do relish and revel in paint strokes and the consistency of sick paint in paint, whatever the case may be. But I got that one pretty sick in the foreground with the vegetation, and that might be what it is. But, you know, just from that, you get to to 5 to 6ft away from it and you’re staring at it and it really, it really takes on a different character than when you’re right on.

Rob Waters
Right? Right. You have to step back and take it. It is comes together more, as a, as a whole. Get closer. You can see what my brush was doing. It was very representative of the barrio. Yeah. I think you have a lot of work. It’s not exclusively to downtown, but a lot of what you bring in to us because we’re located in downtown is is, you know, kind of the artwork that we have is a lot of focus on that.

Rob Waters
But your, your website is from Love Water’s fine art, dot com fine art. It’s nice. Easy to find. Yes. Water sign icon. Yeah. And you know, we also have a lot of things on our, on our, on the Tucson galleries, web page with your artist. On your artist bio, there’s merchandise that can be purchased and things of that nature.

Rob Waters
In the gallery, we’ve got cards and some originals and, a few, reproductions, I believe that we’ve got in here. Right. So it’s it’s a great chance. If you’re not familiar with Rob waters work, head to Rob Waters Fine arts.com, or head over to the Tucson Gallery, dot, dot com and check it out.

Rob Waters
And if you’re on the Tucson Galleries page, maybe sign up for our events. Because these meet the artists things, they pop up try. And you know, as we get into the fall, we’ll we’ll start doing them more, you know, monthly.

Tom Heath
And, you just never know.

Rob Waters
Who’s going to stop by and, and share a little love and, and, and.

Tom Heath
And.

Rob Waters
Tell us about their, their techniques and their style and share a cocktail and have a fun time. Yeah. All that is rolled up into this one corner. Yeah. It’s it’s great. What you what you provide here for the community. Do you have social media that people can follow or do you do social media. Yeah. I post my, my work on, Facebook and and Instagram as well as Rob.

Tom Heath
Waters fine.

Rob Waters
Art there as well. You know, I should know that address if you just Google or you figure it out. Waters sign artist. It’s not just some. It’s my view. Yeah. Without the W1228. I’m not sure that’s my birthday, so. Well, 1 to 2, 12, 28 or 28. Yes, I will get one. We’re halfway there for you.

Rob Waters
We’re halfway there. Right. But if you have any, any desire to check out Rob’s work, you can do it at the to sign galleries.com or or his website. Check out the Instagram or Facebook. And of course, we’ll be linking to a lot of things through our Facebook page. And Rob, I appreciate you taking the time today to share with us.

Rob Waters
I’m, I’m glad that you made it back to Tucson and and hopefully the heat’s off and you can stick around for a while and whatever, whatever statute of limitations is expired and you’re able to. Well thank you. Yeah. My past has been a little convoluted, and I, I may have made it more confusing. That should at the end, but, yeah.

Rob Waters
Thanks for following my track. And what got me here is, I love Tucson. It’s my home. It’s a great place.

Tom Heath
Rob Waters, local artist, does a lot of stuff with downtown businesses and neighborhoods in his work. You can see some of it over at the Tucson Gallery. My name is Tom Heath. You’re listening to lifelong streetcar downtown radio 99.1 FM and streaming on Downtown radio.org.

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Tom Heath
Well, thanks for listening here to, episode 305. Wanna thank Rob waters for, sharing with us as part of that Meet the Artist segment. And, and thanks for, sharing with us about Robert. I’ll. So we could have some other cool shows about the temple music and art and the Arizona Theater Company. Love it. How it all comes together.

Tom Heath
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Tom Heath
Well, don’t go anywhere because we’ve got Ted Plaza coming up in just a couple of minutes with words and work. He’s going to talk with writers and members of the labor movement, which is very appropriate this Labor Day weekend. And of course, we’ve got, Ty Logan at noon. I say, of course, because I’m sure you’ve memorized our schedule and, back in the music with speaker box, except one.

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Tom Heath
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Tom Heath
And this thing gets up on the air and into, the social media world. Our opening music is always done by Ryan Hood. And, we’re going to leave you today with Switchfoot. They were part of that grand opening yesterday, at the, labor temple of the a brand new sound post. And, this is from 2023 about a year ago.

Tom Heath
It’s me, myself, and idioms. Hard on. My name is Tom Heath. I hope you have a great week and tune in next Sunday for more life along the streetcar.