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Rob Husberg

@artofrob.bsky.social

My work is varied: curious, comedic, stylistic & lyrically atmospheric…all mixed together. Oh, & there are cats. You can find my work @ https://Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

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Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 3d ago

From the archives: “His Master’s Voice” dip pen & ink Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

“His Master’s Voice”
dip pen & ink

Originally painted in 1898 by English artist Francis Barraud, the painting showed his late brother’s dog ‘Nipper’ looking into the horn of a wind-up Edison-Bell cylinder phonograph and listening to a recording of his late master's voice.

Nipper then evolved into the mascot for the Gramophone Company in 1899, as he stared into a disc gramophone.

He later morphed into the trademark for HMV (His Master’s Voice) and RCA Victor records.

Nipper is now retired to a pleasant life in the garden but does get a bit confused by watering cans.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 4d ago

“Bullseye” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/8763...

“Bullseye”
giclée art print

We’re in the middle of autumnal woods and the leaves are falling. Our cat friend has been enjoying a solitary, undisturbed meander amongst the trees, savoring the sights, sounds, and smells, when a rather bold leaf has the temerity to land on and stick to the middle of his face. Such undignified effrontery! He is clearly quite consternated. A rather bemused little bird looks on from a safe distance in the branches above.

Rendered in black ballpoint pen & coloured pencil on toned paper. The leaf is the only thing in the drawing that’s in colour.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · last wk.

From the archives: “Hark! Who goes there?” Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

“Hark! Who goes there?”
dip pen & ink, watercolour

This drawing was made 30 years ago, before I became obsessed with cats. It features Hugo, a black lab I frequently drew back in those days. Hugo was very friendly and curious, and often found himself in unusual circumstances.

Here we have an extremely alert protagonist guarding the front gate of an old cottage. The wooden gate is covered by a thick hedge of overgrown ivy, lit from above by an overhead lantern. A warm, inviting light beckons from within the cottage windows. It appears that Hugo is surprised to see this particular visitor. Is it you?

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · last wk.

From the archives: “Hark! Who goes there?” Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Shadow Walker” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7950...

“Shadow Walker”
giclée print

It’s nighttime in an atmospheric hidden alcove of an old park and a black cat is slinking across the top of an ornate park bench. Through the surrounding dense foliage lamplight shines upon the cat, casting the cat’s shadow along an ivy covered wall behind the bench.

I actually witnessed this scene on one of my many moonlit nighttime sojourns. The cat didn’t like my staring and quickly ran away. It is rendered in black ballpoint pen.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Shadow Walker” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7950...

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Mise en Scène pour la Nuit” Available both as an original ink drawing and as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! Original ink drawing: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/1406... Giclée art print: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/1010...

"Mise en Scène pour la Nuit".
available as an original ink drawing and as a giclée art print

The stage has been set for the night's events. The characters involved have assembled. (Yes, I consider the crescent moon, park bench, topiary hedge, and the lamp post all as players in my
'production'.) What might transpire tonight in this hidden, lonely corner of the old park?
Are they waiting for another, as yet unseen participant to join them? You might think it unfair, but I'm leaving it up to your imagination to create the scenario and whatever story may follow. My drawings are collaborations between myself and the viewer. It takes your mind to complete them.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2w ago

From the archives: “Lazy Afternoon” Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

“Lazy Afternoon”
dip pen & ink, coloured pencil

A cosy room full of cats in all manner of repose. There are 12.
Can you find them all?

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2w ago

From the archives: “Lazy Afternoon” Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 3w ago

From the archives: “My Fine Feathered Friend” Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 3w ago

From the archives: “My Fine Feathered Friend” Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 3w ago

“The Wanderer of Night Land” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/8038...

“The Wanderer of Night Land”
giclée art print

I’ve made countless nighttime sojourns through landscapes of all kinds: through woods, along lakesides, neighborhoods and parklands in search of the effects of moonlight and lamplight on my surroundings. Along the way I’ve encountered many a lone cat exploring its own nocturnal world. I think this cat is perhaps a self portrait - me, investigating the magical night world I love.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 3w ago

From the archives: “Troubadour” an impromptu afternoon concert For more of my work please visit: Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

“Troubadour”
dip pen & ink, watercolour

On a delightful afternoon a feline troubadour sits at the entrance to an ornate English garden graced with swan topiaries and serenades the birds that have gathered to listen to his cheerful songs.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 3w ago

From the archives: “Troubadour” an impromptu afternoon concert For more of my work please visit: Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 4w ago

“A Singular Sense of Style” Available as a giclée art print and as a greeting card in my Etsy shop! Giclée print: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/8274... Greeting cards: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/4323...

“A Singular Sense of Style”
giclée art print

What we have here is an extremely posh, well-attired Grackle-About-Town sauntering nonchalantly along top a stone wall, past a much surprised, amazed and bewildered black alley cat. The cat doesn’t have the foggiest notion what to make of this situation. The hand-lettered text below sums up the cat's predicament. This humorous drawing is rendered in dip pen & ink using a crosshatching technique.

Text of hand-lettered caption appearing at bottom of image: “The question arose: whether to eat him, or simply to admire his singular sense of style.”

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 4w ago

“Allée of the Ancients” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7794...

“Allée of the Ancients”
giclée art print

This is a fanciful scene of a small cat looking up at tall, weathered, vine-covered statues of his ancient ancestors in a winding, dark alley of overgrown trees and hedges. It is an atmospheric, mysterious, yet whimsical scene.

The idea for this piece came when, on one of my walks, I spied a cat sitting in a garden, looking up an old wooden pedestal at a large, weather-worn ceramic cat perched on top. I had just received my DNA results from Ancestry.com a couple days prior. The two things instantly blended together in my mind.

This piece was rendered with dip pen and ink and Paynes Grey watercolour.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · last mo.

“Shniff!” Available as a giclée art print and as a ceramic mug in my Etsy shop! Giclée print: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/4435... Ceramic mug: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/4491...

“Shniff!”
giclée art print
15 oz ceramic mug

It’s spring going into summer and our orange tabby friend is inhaling the scent of overhanging blooms. He’s shniffing the fragrance in deeply to the tip of his tail!

He’s standing on a stone wall with front legs perched on the edge of a red folding chair next to a round table with a tea service and a vase of flowers set upon it. The setting is a small, cosy backyard with the kitchen window swung wide open in the background.

This piece is rendered loosely in pen & ink with watercolour.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · last mo.

“The Watchful Hedges” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/1438...

“The Watchful Hedges”
giclée art print

This drawing is a sequel to “The Forgotten Gardens” where we have a very curious cat who has wandered into an abandoned, seemingly derelict old English garden - a garden that appears to be haunted and more than a little spooky. As the cat carefully tiptoes through overgrown weeds and grasses it can't shake the feeling of being constantly watched - but by whom…..or what? The looming topiary in the foreground, shaped like a giant cat, seems particularly interested, but that can't be...right?

I've always loved old ornate ironwork, weathered gates, gardens left to their own devices, strange topiary...and all things eccentric.
And of course cats. Moody and atmospheric settings are hugely engrossing to draw - much more so than bright sunny days when everything's so very unmysterious (ho hum). This was based on a vague, fleeting image that darted through my mind whilst drowsily listening to Erik Satie's
'Gnossiennes'.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · last mo.

“The Watchful Hedges” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/1438...

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · last mo.

“The Watchful Hedges” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/1438...

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“New Love in the Old Park” Love can blossom anywhere. Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7881...

“New Love in the Old Park”
giclée print

Two kitties are sitting snuggled up to each other on a bench in an old Victorian park at night. They are clearly in love. Their first meeting was just in passing as they made their nightly rounds in the gardens. As the nights progressed so did their interest in each other. Curiosity led to friendship, friendship led to affection, and love slowly blossomed. They’re now inseparable and make the rounds together. This is their favourite spot, watched over by curious crows.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“New Love in the Old Park” Love can blossom anywhere. Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7881...

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“A Wary Friendship” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7728...

“A Wary Friendship”
giclée print

It is nighttime and deep within the grounds of an old mansion. Under the lamplight, in the foreground, sits a cat, seated atop her favourite bench. From there she can survey her realm and listen to the sounds of the night.

For several days a small bird has taken an interest in the cat, sneaking unseen a little closer to her each night. The bird had trouble sleeping and was lonesome. One night the bird finally stirs the courage to show himself and the cat is surprised, to say the least. Impressed by the bird’s temerity, and against all instinct, the cat feels an instant fondness for him. Is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship?

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Shadow Walker” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7950...

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“New Love in the Old Park” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7881...

“New Love in the Old Park”
giclée print of dip pen & ink original

Two kitties are sitting snuggled up to each other on a bench in an old Victorian park at night. They are clearly in love. Their first meeting was just in passing as they made their nightly rounds in the gardens. As the nights progressed so did their interest in each other. Curiosity led to friendship, friendship led to affection, and love slowly blossomed. They’re now inseparable and make the rounds together. This is their favourite spot, watched over by curious crows.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My 25% OFF Sale continues thru Monday, May 25th! All giclée prints and original drawings are discounted. “Stopping By for a Rest and a Visit” giclée art print Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7794...

“Stopping By for a Rest and a Visit”
giclée art print

The crescent moon takes a break from its celestial journeys to rest in the arms of an accommodating tree. Whilst taking a rest it visits with a favourite earthling: a cat. The cat sits at the base of the tree in a pool of moonlight and stares up at his friend.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My 25% OFF Sale runs thru Monday, May 25th! All giclée prints and original drawings are discounted. “The Yearning for Adventure” giclée art print Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/9847...

“The Yearning for Adventure”
giclée art print

Hark! What was that?!
Our feline friend has heard mysterious noises emanating from out in the garden. Were the sounds an ‘it’ or a ‘them’? She thinks she sees shadowy shapes dart across the lawn and slither through the shrubbery. The poor cat is trapped indoors. All she wants is to leap through that window into a moonlit landscape of wild curiosity filled with unknown and unseen excitements - and perhaps an exploit or two of good old mischief.

Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Impromptu” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop. *Take advantage of my 25% OFF Sale on all original drawings and giclée prints thru Monday, May 25th! Find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/7655...

The title is "Impromptu". It's a playful scene of an eccentric trio of friends; a fuchsia cat playing a flute while dancing upon a red dog. A noisy crow is voicing his opinion. They're all gathered under the light of a lamppost at twilight in an old Victorian European garden setting. It's whimsical with a bit of playful gothic. Rendered in a dip pen & ink cross-hatching technique with watercolour.

If I recall correctly, this was inspired by the film “Impromptu". It has nothing to do with the film, but I liked the title. Then it all popped in my head. The rest, as they say, is history.