De la Cruz Buzz

Posted by Christopher Robin | Oct 1, 2026 | Our Town Arts | 0

De la Cruz Buzz

Oil painting by Robin Moore Rohwer

While on a work trip last week, I made a quick U turn in Deep Gap, NC.

Keeping an open mind, I was trying to land a suitable subject for painting. My head was in the clouds, but eyes were scanning the countryside. Seeing these honeybee boxes in the sunshine, intrigued me to stop. With the owner’s permission, I was left with musings and a buzz in the air.

De la Cruz farm is a faith forward equine therapy center providing educational endeavors and serving the community. Keeping animals and bees proves to be great ambassadors to their pursuits. A honey store, operating on the honor system, was a hive of activity. Try the sourwood!

What a sweet gig for me. I learned a little, painted a little and took home a few honey items to savor for weeks to come. The painting found a home-sweet-home in NC,

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About The Author

Christopher Robin

Husband and wife, Chris and Robin Rohwer, collectively under the pseudonym Christopher Robin Chris Rohwer: Photography is one more excuse for me to be outside. Whether traveling the world or in my own back yard, I look to capture interesting subjects with light, lines or action to give the viewer a sense of what I see and feel. Owning a camera dates to my college days but photography only became a serious effort within the last few years. Raised by adventuresome parents, my escapades include hitchhiking through Europe, trekking in Nepal and rafting the Grand Canyon. Adding a camera to my experiences has given me a new perspective of the places we visit. With nearly everything in the world being photographed, my goal is to find another way of seeing things and photographing them differently. Sometimes it works. Professionally my career was in finance with the last 25 years at Home Federal Bank as a commercial banker. Retiring in 2021, I work hard to stay active and on the move. Robin Rohwer: I am always a work in progress. I paint for me. The image speaks to me and needs to be painted. For me, painting is capturing a moment or a feeling in time and place. Preferring to paint on location, in a style known as Plein Air, it is my hope to transport the viewer to my spot, to feel the wind, the smells, and the light that drew me to stop and contemplate painting. Anything may be my subject, no matter how obscure and should convey the energy and mood of the moment. Strong shapes, subtle shifts, light and shadows chorus in my head and my heart to evoke feeling with the viewer - a memory, a love, a need, a calm or a question. When one sees my finished work, it’s a piece of me and a peace in me. I am blessed. Robin and Chris share a small studio and gallery in the Historic Phoenix Building at 418 South Gay Street where we meet the nicest people and share our craft. We have two beautiful daughters and now two wonderful grandsons.

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