About the Artist

Robert Tandecki has been painting watercolors for over 40 years.  Bob became a full time artist in 1980 and has never looked back. His favorite subjects are the marine and rural history of the Pacific Northwest in which he calls home. 'My main focus in a painting is the weather and mood'. Bob's 'moody' watercolors has won him many top awards and has sold his works to collectors worldwide. In 2003 he was awarded the 'Grand Prize' winner of the prestigious 'Arts for the Parks' in which received over 2000 entries world wide. He was featured in Artists magazine's 'Watercolor Magic' and has covered several other magazines . He also has done  paintings for the Coast Guard Art Program COGAP and since 1987 been featured in the Foss Tugboat calendars. Bob has traveled Alaska's Inside Passage by boat many times for painting ideas and as a guest artist for'Cruise West' Gold Rush Tours. Bob is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS) , American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) and Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists (PRIMA).

Awards

David Thimgen Award 2015 and 2006 Mystic International Maritime Show

Grand Prize Winner - 2003 'Arts for the Parks'

Wildlife Award 2012 Arts for the Alaska Parks

Arts for the Parks finalist 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 ,2006

Paint the Parks 2008

Directors Award 2018 Coos Bay Maritime Exhibition 

'Best of Show' Pacific Rim Wildlife art show

'Best of Show'  National Western art show

'Foss Calendar Competition' winner 25 times

'George Gray' award - Coast Guard Art Program COGAP 

    
Exhibitions

ASMA National Traveling Exhibition 2011-2013, 2016-2018

'Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, Ct. 

Greenwich Workshop 'Small works North America

Coos Bay Maritime Museum

Modern Marine Masters, Mystic, Ct.

Maritime Museum, Oxnard, California

Kirsten Gallery Marine art show Seattle

Muscarelle Museum of Art Virginia

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Maryland

Academy Art Museum, Maryland

NWS National Watercolor Society traveling Show 2012, 2017

2016 National Watercolor Society China Exhibit

2025 Marine art Exhibit, Astoria Maritime Museum, Oregon

Memberships

Signature Member - National Watercolor Society (NWS)

Signature Member - American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA)

Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) 

Signature Member - Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists (PRIMA)