Robert Amick was born in a log cabin in Canon City, Colorado. As a child he was surrounded by cowboys, Ute and Sioux Indians, and prospectors - a classic western scene.
He earned his law degree at Yale where he also studied art. After only two years in practice, he abandoned law in pursuit of an art career; he studied privately and at the Art Students League.
Amick became an accomplished illustrator and his work is published in several magazines including Scibner's and Harper's.
His love of the Old West is evident in his paintings which include mountain landscapes and western subjects.
