Bob Rocco is a Santa Cruz artist who likes to explore experimental methods in making printed images. With degrees in chemistry, psychology, medicine and art, he has eclectic interests. He worked as a physician in primary care both in the U.S. and as a volunteer overseas, along with starting a Palliative Care program. He has also been practicing art for the last 30 years. A member of the Monterey Peninsula College Printmakers, he is also editor of the annual journal of the California Society of Printmakers and a founding member and president of the Printmakers at the Tannery in Santa Cruz.

He exhibits in the Bay Area and has been in print shows at the Monterey Museum of Art and the Triton Museum. Inspired by the work of Valentin Serov, Joachin Sorolla, Lucian Freud and Edouard Vuillard, his main interest is in capturing a unique expression at a particular moment.

He also enjoys plein air painting in oil and commonly translates these images to the printmaking medium. He has given a number of workshops on printmaking techniques and feels that teaching is the best way to gather new ideas.

He believes that doing art is important for psychological balance and if you enjoy the process without dwelling on the outcome, once in a while great art can be produced. He maintains that inspiration and creativity arrive randomly during the process of searching for a way out of the last artistic stalemate.