Robert Hawk

Robert Florczak was born in 1950 in Washington, D.C. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the prestigious Cooper Union in New York City, studying painting under Will Barnet and photography under Gary Winogrand. Florczak was artist-In-residence at Widener University, and taught painting at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, the Laguna College Of Art and Design, and the San Francisco Academy of Art University. In a parallel career in music, Florczak was a professional singer and songwriter, recording several albums of original music, and performing everywhere from nightclubs (New York's The Bitter End) to concert halls (Aspen's Wheeler Opera House) to radio and TV. While living closely among scores of wild lions and tigers, he co-scored the music for the major motion picture, "Roar," recording the soundtrack with The National Philharmonic Orchestra.