Rob Hartshorn is a fourth-generation artist, and has been showing his artwork in galleries, homes and events throughout Cleveland and the US for over 40 years. Rob works in a wide range of media including oils, acrylics, pastels, charcoals, watercolors, and photography. He is best known for his award-winning portraits in oil and in pastel with their intimate compositions, luminous glazing, evocative sense of place, and attention to warmth and detail. A full-time working artist, Rob owns Hartshorn Studios which has operated area galleries, studios, art classes, art walks and cultural events. His first retail gallery was in Tremont on Professor Avenue; others included 78th Street Studios and the Brownhoist Building.