“Although sometimes my paintings are mistaken for photos because of the detail I use, it's the ‘mood of the painting’ that I want the viewer to recognize most.”

Robert Tandecki has spent most of his life in the Puget Sound area. His favorite subjects are the rural and marine environment of the Northwest and Alaska.

Bob’s favorite time to paint and study is the fall and winter. Thus he is best known for his paintings of winter scenes. His ‘moody’ watercolors have won him prestigious awards such as “Best of Show” at the Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show and the National Western Art Show in Ellensburg. His paintings have also been selected in worldwide competitions such as Arts for the Parks and Mystic International.

He has exhibited his work at the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana; the Frye Art Museum in Seattle; Coos Bay Art Museum in Oregon; the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News Virginia; and Mystic Maritime Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. He also has done several paintings for the Coast Guard and Foss Tug calendars.

Bob is a member of the International Society of Marine Painters. He is represented by the Kirsten Gallery in Seattle and Sumner Art & Frame in Sumner, Washington.