Rob Hefferan
Born in Manchester in 1968, Rob was a true free spirit from
the very beginning. Desperate to follow an artistic career he
found discouragement round every corner, with the exception
of his art teacher who recognised that his gift was a rare and
unbridled one. Intent on following his dream, he gained a place
at university to study for a degree in illustration, but after
a year he began to feel constrained by the limitations of the
course and decided to go it alone.
Rob spent a challenging year putting together a portfolio,
then set out to find work utilising his design skills in order
to finance his dream of being an artist. His exceptional versatility
as a designer and illustrator won him a number of major contracts,
ranging from high profile advertising campaigns to providing
the artwork for children's books, and he soon found himself
in the gratifying position of making a large amount of money
from doing something he really enjoyed. Yet he never allowed
his considerable success to deflect him from his original aim
of becoming a full time artist, and continued to spend much
of his spare time painting.
Rob is always on the look out for new styles and techniques
to dissect, and his work grows and changes as he absorbs a broad
range of influences. His latest figurative pieces are beautifully
delicate compositions completed after painstaking photographic
sessions with real models. Each image is a fascinating blend
of intricate foreground detail with broader brush strokes used
to create an atmospheric backdrop. His work has been greeted
with great enthusiasm and much acclaim on the fine art market,
confirming his position as one of the most exciting rising stars
on the contemporary art scene.
