R. Skevis

My childhood was full of traveling and relocating. I was born in New York then moved to Cleveland, Texas, and now Michigan. After shining black and brown shoes in dark bars at a young age, I would hide my shoeshine box in the bushes close to the art museum. To me, the Cleveland Art Museum was a sanctuary of creativity. I was mesmerized by the myriad of colors. I’ve spent several years studying art and have visited many museums in over fifty countries, therefore color quickly became a passion of mine. 

Each painting creates a personal psychological connection captivating the senses. As an artist and psychologist, I believe colors awaken conscious and unconscious recollections for the viewer. My goal is to cultivate and stimulate visual inspirations with multilayered colors, assimilated by the viewer’s unique emotional palette. Each color re-creates reactions and transforms the past and present, inspiring future colors for associations and imparting joy.