Rob Nye is the sole practitioner of Extractionist™ Painting in the U.S. and abroad. Extractionism™ is both a visual discipline and a highly specialized proprietary process. Rob’s subject’s come from astounding images he discovers embedded within small found objects — bits of rusty metal, broken shardes of pottery, sea-worn pieces of glass, and the like. Next, his self-developed “glazing and etching” process allows media that normally don’t blend or adhere to one another (oils, acrylics, pastels, enamels, and ink dyes) to work in harmony; forming paintings of exceptional depth and brilliant color. It is this applied combination of “up close” perception and specially developed applications which give Extractionist Painting a new and wholly unique look and evocative presence.