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Oh, those days
gone by, when
people worked hard and long.
They lived their lives
more right than wrong.
Towns
and villages
had identity and soul
Before strip malls and
superhighways took their toll.
As
an artist, I wish to pay tribute
to those times back then.
Because we will never see
anything like it, ever again.
-Robert Cepale
life during the early 1900's. Robert reveres the simple unity of this horse and buggy driven society. "Times were hard, but they were real."
Growing
up in a small Brooklyn community, Robert remembers a closeness
in family and friends that today's society has forgotten. He attended
Pratt
Institute, Huntington Art League, and the Rockville Centre Art Club,
fulfilling his passion to paint. As it turned out, he had to take the
practical
route and become a professional fireman in order to provide for his
family.
In the early eighties after his children had grown, Robert and his wife
Christine moved to Windham.
Both
of these romantics immediately fell for the country and began thinking
about time past. Robert's fascination with history and farm life led to
a series
of paintings reflecting the history of the area. He collected every
local art and
history book he could get hi hands on. He sought to bring alive the
emotions
and feelings of this simple country life with accurate documentation.
The
resultant paintings embrace the spirit of unity that people had at that
time.
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