"Stone Mountain State Park" 1995		Robert Johnson Visual Artist "With the grant I received from the NC Arts Council I was able to carry out the proposal I submitted in my application: I researched Frederik Church's South American journeys and went to Ecuador to follow his voyage of 1857. I made 45 watercolor sketches and filled a book full of notes. From this information I will do a body of work. This grant made it possible for me to create my first international series of paintings having to do with the natural environment. My experiences in Ecuador made me realize clearly that environmental problems are global and that many of the same issues that come up here in the mountains of NC are the same ones that come up all over the world. I came away with a sense of awe and wonder at the richness of the natural environment but also with a real sadness at how little of it is left and the immense effort it takes to preserve this little bit." Robert Johnson has an M.F.A. from Mills College and a B.S. from the University of Louisville. He is an artist and lives in Burnsville, NC. Return to the NC Artist Grant Award Recipients for 1996-97
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