Bob Enos

Bob Enos

An Artistic Odyssey : Realism to Abstract

Exhibit dates: February 28th - April 4th, 2026

Opening Reception: February 28th 3-5pm

 ARTIST STATEMENT

My work is increasingly abstract.  New paintings are no longer interested in representing subjects realistically.  Though made with controlled and disciplined technique, the works break free to become sometimes playful and sometimes mysterious pieces that intrigue with their subtle changes in value, color, and dimension.  In some works my desire is to marry the chromatic joys and sensual play of painting with the structural strength of sculpture.  The goal in all my work is to make the viewer reach new levels of visual awareness and appreciation.

Being an artist evokes a sense of confidence that is at the center of my life.  It is how I see, how I think, what I do and how I do it.  It is compellingly honest and permits no self deception.  It quiets me, focuses me, challenges me, and creates in me a persistent discontent.  It is who I am.

Bob Enos 

Artist Biography

“During summers of my childhood years I had the good fortune to live in a cottage on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor.  There I spent my days wandering, dreaming and observing nature.  This taught me to “see” rather than “look”. The experience was invaluable to my artistic development .  When I got to Medford High School  I enrolled in the Art Department curriculum.  Later with the encouragement of my art teacher and my father I developed a required portfolio for entry into the Massachusetts College of Art.  After earning my BFA degree in 1954, the government “invited” me to join the Army.  It was during this time that, while stationed in Panama, I married and started my large and wonderful family.

After the Army I studied printmaking at the Museum of Fine Art and apprenticed in stained glass window making at Burnham Studios in Boston.  It was during this time that I taught some classes in printmaking at Emanuel College.  To my surprise I found that I loved teaching.  As a result of this I applied for a teaching position at Needham High School.  Although I had no background in Education or Adolescent Psychology, the Art Director, Dick Rourke, gave me a chance and hired me for the position.

During these years, I earned my MA degree in Visual Design at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, and along with my teaching, managed to maintain some personal studio work in watercolor, drawing, and sculpture.

Over the years I have been involved in several exhibitions in various juried shows, museums, and workshops. In 1998 I retired from Needham High School and in 2000 moved to Cape Cod.  I now make my art in my studio overlooking beautiful Long Pond in Centerville and enjoy my love of art and my large and still growing fantastic family”