Robert G. Barinowski

After retiring from the Air Force in 1979, he was hired by Hughes Aircraft Company in Fullerton California, and traveled extensively in Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, with much of that time spent in Egypt. From time to time, he dabbled in sculpture and the graphic arts as a hobby, but nothing serious came of it. After retiring (again!) he researched and wrote illustrated histories of his maternal and paternal ancestry. Again he traveled to Poland and Germany to research archives there in search of his family records. That task completed, he busied himself with small projects until 2000 when he attended his first sculpture workshop conducted by Martine Vaugel in Los Angeles.

That was followed by a second workshop in the Loveland Academy of Fine Arts in Loveland, Co, conducted by sculptor Paul Lucchesi. By now, he was "hooked." The 'hook` sank deeper with another workshop with Lucchesi in Italy at a place near Lucca called La Capella. That was in the summer of 2001.

Later that year, after the disastrous "9/11" he began construction of his studio which he completed in June 2002. In the meantime, he incorporated himself as "Baron`s Studio LLC." He continued an aggressive pursuit of workshops to hone his craft including two more classes with Lucchesi, and several with sculptor Eugene Daub who has been a major influence on his work.