Robert Steiner
World's Premier Waterfowl & Duck Stamp Artist
STEINER PRINTS is the foremost duck stamp publisher in the United States. We have published 84 duck stamp prints and numerous waterfowl art prints by world-renowned artist Robert Steiner.
Please view our featured paintings in our catalogue. If you have any questions, call us at (415) 387-9754. We are available from Monday through Friday, Pacific Standard Time, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Please view our featured paintings in our catalogue. If you have any questions, call us at (415) 387-9754. We are available from Monday through Friday, Pacific Standard Time, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
About STEINER PRINTS
STEINER PRINTS was founded in 1981 by world-renowned waterfowl artist Robert Steiner. We are the only art publishing company totally committed to duck stamp prints and the only duck stamp publishing house owned by an artist. No other duck stamp print publisher has the aesthetic sense to appreciate and demand the highest quality in all aspects of design and production.
Our company was founded in 1981 to distribute the 1981 California Duck Stamp print. Since 1981, STEINER PRINTS has become the leading source for duck stamp prints and waterfowl art in the United States. Over the last decade, Robert Steiner has painted and published more than 100 different duck stamps and limited-edition waterfowl prints.
To date, we have published over 100 duck stamp print programs for over fifteen different states, including California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, New York, Colorado, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Florida, Michigan, and Arizona.
Our company was founded in 1981 to distribute the 1981 California Duck Stamp print. Since 1981, STEINER PRINTS has become the leading source for duck stamp prints and waterfowl art in the United States. Over the last decade, Robert Steiner has painted and published more than 100 different duck stamps and limited-edition waterfowl prints.
To date, we have published over 100 duck stamp print programs for over fifteen different states, including California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, New York, Colorado, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Florida, Michigan, and Arizona.
To see Mr. Steiner’s work from 2014 to present and additional art work go to https://landseaandskygallery.com/
Statement from Robert Steiner
I begin my highly realistic paintings by gathering as much reference material as possible. I study waterfowl at a variety of refuges and aviaries throughout the United States. I am able to create photo-realistic paintings of ducks and geese in their natural habitat using acrylic paints on Masonite as my medium of choice. I have also been to marshes across America, shooting thousands of photographs of waterfowl and their habitat. In addition, I have many specimens of the birds, and I have made hundreds of sketches from them. I blend all of these elements together with the aid of over 25 years of experience to create a suitable composition.
I transfer the outlines of my final compositional drawing to the Masonite panel I will be painting on. I then spent a number of weeks drawing in all the details on the panel with a 2H pencil. Next, I go over all of the pencil with an underpainting of purplish sienna, as did Leonardo and the old masters.
After spending a few weeks on the underpainting, I meticulously apply a number of multicolor layers of acrylic paint to every passage utilizing many blending techniques including dry brush and glazing. My paintings generally require two or three months of overpainting for completion.
My paintings are subsequently entered into state and federal duck stamp contests and if chosen as the winning painting, the images are reproduced on the conservation stamps for that particular year. The original paintings range in size from 6-1/2”x9” to 13”x18”. My paintings are reproduced as offset signed and numbered lithographs and are usually framed with the corresponding stamps. Funds raised from the sale of these prints and stamps go to state governments for the critical purpose of wetland preservation.
Almost all of my prints are from editions of less than 200 prints and are color remarqued. I hope you enjoy visiting my website, and if you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact our office at (415) 387-9754 or email them at customerservice@steinerprints.com.
I transfer the outlines of my final compositional drawing to the Masonite panel I will be painting on. I then spent a number of weeks drawing in all the details on the panel with a 2H pencil. Next, I go over all of the pencil with an underpainting of purplish sienna, as did Leonardo and the old masters.
After spending a few weeks on the underpainting, I meticulously apply a number of multicolor layers of acrylic paint to every passage utilizing many blending techniques including dry brush and glazing. My paintings generally require two or three months of overpainting for completion.
My paintings are subsequently entered into state and federal duck stamp contests and if chosen as the winning painting, the images are reproduced on the conservation stamps for that particular year. The original paintings range in size from 6-1/2”x9” to 13”x18”. My paintings are reproduced as offset signed and numbered lithographs and are usually framed with the corresponding stamps. Funds raised from the sale of these prints and stamps go to state governments for the critical purpose of wetland preservation.
Almost all of my prints are from editions of less than 200 prints and are color remarqued. I hope you enjoy visiting my website, and if you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact our office at (415) 387-9754 or email them at customerservice@steinerprints.com.