Rob O'Dell Watercolors

Born in Decatur, Illinois. Education: American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he received his formal training and was introduced to watercolor by Irving Shapiro. Then a Commercial Art career in Chicago before moving to a farm in Indiana to be surrounded by his subject matter and live in a 100-year-old farmhouse. He has a wife, Ann, two daughters, and five grandchildren.
Watercolor Society of Indiana Indiana Artists Club Hoosier Salon Brown County Art Guild Indianapolis Art Center Crawfordsville Art League Indiana Federation of Art Clubs		Private Collections world-wide include: Indiana University, University of Illinois, Purdue University, Indiana State University, Wabash College, University of Evansville, Rose-Hulman University, MacMurray College, Park-Tudor Academy, Brebeuf High School, Indiana State Museum, Greater Lafayette Art Museum, Sheldon Swope Gallery. Corporate Collections include: Indiana Bell, Illinois Bell, WISH-TV, Borg-Warner, A.E. Staley, Archer-Daniel Midland, Yellow Freight, Mayflower Moving, Nipon Corn Starch (Japan), Plough, Inc., Eli Lilly, Stokely Van Camp, Dickey-John, AUL Insurance, National Geographic, Churchill Downs Racetrack, Bank One, Elston Bank, Boehringer Mannheim, Crawfordsville Journal-Review, Indianapolis News, Simon Properties.