Artists
Rob Joyner
Dallas Gallery


You Have Lipstick All Over Your Face!
24"w x 36"h
Mixed media encased in lucite

You Have Lipstick All Over Your Face!
(Side view)

Get The Dog Off The White Couch!
24"w x 36"h
Mixed media encased in lucite

Get The Dog Off The White Couch!
(Side View)

You Need To Go Upstairs and Brush Your Hair!
24"w x 36"h
Mixed media encased in lucite

You Need To Go Upstairs and Brush Your Hair!
(Side View)

You're Turning My Plants Brown!
16"w x 20"h
Mixed media encased in lucite

ou're Turning My Plants Brown!
(Side view)

Quit Hanging On My Tree Branch! They'll Break!, Front 20x16
16"w x 20"h
Mixed media encased in lucite

Quit Hanging On My Tree Branch! They'll Break!
(Side view)

No Running Around the Pool!
16"w x 20"h
Mixed media encased in lucite

No Running Around the Pool!
(Side view)

Do Not Dunk Your Sister In The Water!
16"w x 20"h
Mixed media encased in lucite

Do Not Dunk Your Sister In The Water!
(Side view)

Put the Screens Away! You've Been On It All Morning!
40"w x 60"h
Mixed media

Put the Screens Away! You've Been On It All Morning!
(Side view)

Please Don't Leave Your Dirty Clothes on the Bathroom Floor
36"w x 60"h
Mixed media

Please Don't Leave Your Dirt Clothes on the Bathroom Floor!
(Side view)

That's Not How You Sit on the Furniture!
30"w x 60"h
Mixed media

That's Not How You Sit on the Furniture!
(Side view)
In my large-scale abstract paintings, I explore the transformative power of complexity and layering. My artistic practice emerged from a deeply personal place—the discovery that immersing myself in intricate creative processes could channel my anxiety into artistic expression. Through methodically building layers of plaster, gels, and various materials, I create compositions that reflect both careful intention and organic evolution.
My work is particularly influenced by the incidental artistry found in artists’ studios, specifically the paint-splattered floors that record the choreography of creative process. These overlooked canvases, marked by time and movement, inspire my approach to texture and depth. I name my pieces after the daily rhythms of parenthood—playful phrases and gentle reminders exchanged between my wife and I and our children. By transforming these earnest moments into titles, I infuse serious, weighted experiences with lightness and joy.
Each piece I create is an archaeological record of sorts, with layers that interact and reveal themselves in unexpected ways, inviting viewers to explore the topology of emotion and experience. The physicality of my process is essential to the work’s meaning. By stacking and combining materials, I build surfaces that are simultaneously chaotic and controlled, much like the internal landscapes we all navigate. The resulting pieces are not just visual experiences but textural narratives that speak to the complexity of human emotion and the beauty that can emerge from embracing rather than simplifying that complexity.