6/21/2017 - In partner with Rob Gonsalves' publisher, it is with great sadness that we have to let you know our dear friend and artist, Rob Gonsalves has passed on.

Rob shared his art with the world, but more importantly he gave us the gift of imagination, creativity and a new way of looking at the everything around us. He shared with us joy, adventure and play. No matter the age, culture, background or knowledge of art someone had, he was able to create art that was able to reach out, communicate, inspire and touch so many. He was a rare soul and the world has lost an incredible human being today. Rob's legacy will continue to live on in his magical art as well as in our hearts. Rest peacefully Rob. You will be so very missed!

With much respect,
Yael Emily Sharbani
CEO Paragon Fine Art

LISTENING FIELDS

22 x 30
ORIGINAL PAINTING ON CANVAS

This is the original painting from which the near sold out limited edition print was created!!!

For those who may not know, there was a 3 year waiting list for these most unique paintings!

Current value $72,000
Asking price $52,000

UNTITLED
'LIFE SAVER'

1980
14 x 30
ORIGINAL PAINTING ON CANVAS

Current value $40,000
Asking price $18,500

UNTITLED
'PLAYGROUND'

1980
34 x 26
ORIGINAL PAINTING ON CANVAS

Current value $40,000
Asking price $18,500

SWEET CITY

27" x 42"
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 200

23 1/4 x 15”
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 395

1 left available of each size!
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CHESSMASTER

20 x 16”
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 195

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CHANGE OF SCENERY

34" x 29"
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 250

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STILL WATERS

17 x 14”
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 195

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WIDOW'S WALK

15 x 22
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 295

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CATHEDRAL OF COMMERCE

13.5 x 27
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 195

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SAILING ISLAND

21 x 42
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 200

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LIGHT FLURRIES

13 x 26
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 395

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DANCING WIND

29 x 44
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 200

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CHALKBOARD UNIVERSE

28 x 42
Giclee on Canvas
Edition Size - 200

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ROB GONSALVES (1959 - 2017) - BIO

Rob Gonsalves' work is an attempt to represent human beings desire to believe in the impossible.

Rob Gonsalves developed an interest in drawing from imagination using various media. By age twelve, his awareness of architecture grew as he learned perspective techniques and began to do his first fine art paintings and renderings of imagined buildings. After an introduction to Artists Dali and Tanguy, Gonsalves began his first surrealist paintings. The "Magic Realism" approach of Magritte along with the precise perspective illusions of Escher came to be influences in his future work. In his post college years, Gonsalves worked full time as an architect, also painting trompe l'oeil murals and theatre sets. After an enthusiastic response in 1990 at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Gonsalves devoted himself to painting full time.

Although Gonsalves' work is often categorized as surrealistic, it differs due to the fact that the images are deliberately planned and result from conscious thought. Ideas are largely generated by the external world and involve recognizable human activities, using carefully planned illusionist devices. Gonsalves injects a sense of magic into realistic scenes. As a result, the term "Magic Realism" describes his work accurately.

Rob Gonsalves has exhibited at Art Expo New York and Los Angeles, Decor Atlanta and Las Vegas, Fine Art Forum, as well as one-man shows at Discovery Galleries, Ltd., Hudson River Art Gallery, and Kaleidoscope Gallery. June of 2003, Simon and Schuster introduced North America and Canada to Imagine a Night, Gonsalves' first hardcover book featuring sixteen paintings. Due to the success of Imagine a Night, Simon & Schuster is planning to release Imagine a Day in 2004.