Quintin’s Storm – Triptych

Mixed Media on Canvas

71”x30”

2024

Diptychs, Triptychs, and Other Experiments

Artworks by Robert N. Batson

Discover Robert N. Batson’s latest exploration of abstract landscapes in Diptychs, Triptychs, and Other Experiments at Irving Archives and Museum through January 5, 2025.

This new exhibition features works created by Batson between 2022 and 2024. These pieces continue his exploration of vibrant color, rich textures, and abstracted landscapes. Batson skillfully layers paints and chalk pastels to evoke atmospheric, landscape-inspired abstractions, with each work inviting viewers to experience his unique interplay of material and meaning. A must see for art lovers!

About the Artist

Robert N. Batson has lived in Irving since the age of two. He can't remember when he first started drawing and painting, but art has been a constant presence throughout his life. He attended Irving High School, where he studied art, graduating in 1965. Batson then studied architecture at Texas Tech University, earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1970. He became a licensed architect in 1974. The following year, in 1975, he received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Dallas, where he began exploring three central themes that continue to define his work: color, texture, and landscapes.



Throughout his career, Batson has balanced practicing architecture and teaching both architecture and art history. Now retired, he exhibits his art at the Taos Artists Collective gallery in Taos, New Mexico, and the Fine Arts New Mexico gallery in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico. He also volunteers at the Irving Arts Center as a docent and participates in their family, youth, and teen programs. Batson has previously exhibited at the Irving Arts Center.