Robert Beck (born 1950) is an American painter known for his plein air and studio images of the people, occupations, and events of our time.
Beck approaches a wide range of subjects in his work, often painting live under distracting and difficult circumstances.
He addresses some larger topics through multiple-painting "essays", in which each image describes a facet of the subject.
Beck is also a writer, teacher, curator and lecturer; he writes a monthly column for ICON magazine that parallels his painting, and is the past host of a weekly radio interview show on WDVR-FM.
In 2014, he was awarded the Philadelphia Sketch Club Medal for Excellence and Contribution to the Arts.