Explore The Paintings by Color

Most of Mihaly’s paintings are offered in multiple Color Editions, each recolored by hand to explore a different mood, palette, and emotional atmosphere.

Selected Media

Art Daily ● The Daily Mail UK ● NY Arts Magazine ● Rome’s News Tribune ● The Wall Street Journal ● Washington Post ● Washington Times ● The National Enquirer ● Chicago Sun Times ● Irish Tribune ● Charlotte Observer ● Greensboro News & Record ● Sacramento Bee ● The Bellingham Herald ● The News and Observer ● Hollywood News Daily ● Showbiz Spy ● Rocky Mount Telegram ● Sylva Herald ● The Independent Weekly ● Duke Chronicle ● Duke Today ● Metro Magazine ● Spartanburg Herald-Journal ● Star News Wilmington ● Wilmington Morning Star ● The Fayetteville Observer ● The Gettysburg Times ● The Free Lance-Star ● The Florida Times-Union ● The Baltimore Sun ● Meredith Herald ● Peace ● Earth & Justice News ● Fox News ● The Herald Sun ● The Palestine Chronicle ● Stone World ● Nation’s Business ● Athens-Banner Herald ● St. Petersburg Times ● Morganton News Herald ● Anchorage Daily News ● Our State ● Chronicle of Higher Education ● Akron Beacon Journal ● Chapel Hill News ● Rougemont Reporter ● Augusta Chronicle

Recommendations

“His analysis of the art form, his humility and patience, and his sincerity of purpose always impresses me in whatever situation Robert… He would tackle an impossible project and follow it through to a successful completion. …was done to the highest level of perfection and suitability… I enthusiastically recommend Robert Mihaly… Robert’s winning way and personality almost encourage the viewer to take up…”

Thomas S. Kenan III, The Duke Endowment trustee, a trustee of many other foundations such as the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the Semans Art Fund, ARTS North Carolina, a founder and trustee of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts

“As Governor of the State of North Carolina, it is indeed my privilege to extend greetings and offer my recommendation for your consideration of Robert Mihaly… I am confident that his artistic contributions… will be equal to those he has made to the State of North Carolina.”

James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor, North Carolina

“a very creative individual… an aesthetically pleasing artistic ability… strong sense of work ethic… always follows through on his commitments in a timely fashion… totally devoted to his art.”

Robert C. Eubanks, Chairman, UNC Board of Trustees, twice-elected

“This letter is an endorsement of his talent based on on his significant contribution to our company’s headquarters building… in Charlotte. His work blended perfectly with the look and feel we intended for the building and added a dramatic and functional effect to the space.”

Hugh L. McColl, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Bank of America

The Painting Style of Robert Mihaly: A Tactile Dance of Light and Texture

Robert Mihaly’s work is a vivid continuation and reinvention of an enduring conversation in art—one that stretches from the Impressionists of 19th-century France to the expressive modernists of the 20th century. His paintings pulse with life not only through vibrant color and evocative scenes but through a physicality that invites touch as much as sight.

Before painting, Mihaly was a sculptor, carving form and light from stone with the discipline and precision reminiscent of Auguste Rodin. This sculptural foundation is visible in every canvas, where brushstrokes carry the solidity of sculpted form, yet retain the fluid freedom of Impressionism.

His style, which he calls Luminous Impressionism, draws inspiration from masters like Claude Monet, who captured the shifting light on the water lilies of Giverny, and John Singer Sargent, known for his brilliant, dynamic brushwork and subtle handling of light. Mihaly channels their spirit but adds a distinct tactile dimension—his paint thick and lush like the impasto technique favored by Vincent van Gogh, whose swirling textures and emotive color create almost a physical presence on the canvas.

The paint itself becomes a material, textured and layered, revealing the artist’s hand and the energy of creation. Rivers ripple with palpable flow; trees and rocks emerge from the canvas as if you could reach out and touch them. His brushwork carries the passionate immediacy of the Fauves—like Henri Matisse—while honoring the subtlety and nuance of American Impressionists such as Childe Hassam.

The result is a visual symphony where color vibrates, texture invites touch, and every painting becomes a portal to a luminous world you can almost step into. Whether capturing the cool hush of a forest stream or the fiery glow of autumn leaves, Mihaly’s work is a celebration of light’s dance with texture and form—a tactile, modern take on an historic tradition of capturing the fleeting magic of nature.