I am living the future that I dreamed about when I was a young boy, and for me it is just as bright and wonderful as I  imagined.

One of the joys of being an artist is the freedom to create one's own world, and through the use of brushes and paints, to explore that world and participate in adventures of the mind that the real world could not possibly provide. Like the real world, these excursions of the imagination are fraught with inaccuracies of perception...it is rare that one glimpses through the veil of time even a hint of tomorrow's reality, nor does it seem important to me, whether one's perceptions are right or wrong...the pleasure is in making the predictions and doing the work.

Today we live a world filled with awesome possibilities, both good and bad. The rush of technology is so rapid, to stay abreast of it has become more and more difficult. Our understanding of the physical universe continues to grow and astonish us with its marvelous complexity.

To be an artist is these times of explosive change is, for me, a privilege and a challenge. My goal is to document in my drawings and paintings a small part of this changing world and to anticipate in my work, the future that lies ahead. 

In addition to being America's visual space historian, McCall has also sparked our collective imagination with regard to what may become our future history, by serving as conceptual artist for the entertainment industry. He has worked on such major motion pictures as Stanley Kubricks' 2001: A Space Odyssey; Star Trek: The Motion Picture; and Disney's The Black Hole. His work ranges from classic U.S. postage stamps to NASA space flight mission patches to multi-story soaring murals, and all are a testament to the diversity of his work and talent. His artwork has been published in numerous national publications, including Life and Time magazines, and his work appears in world-class museums across the globe, including the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, both in Washington, D.C., and the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Through his art, and his book, The Art of Robert McCall, Bob has thrown open a door to the future. From his bigger-than-life murals to inch-tall postage stamps, his art is the inspiration of imagination and the embodies mankind's spirit of adventure. One of his most awe-inspiring images is found at the Challenger Space Science Center in the Center's six-story Space Rotunda, which is the centerpiece of the awe-inspiring facility. This 27,000-square-foot mural, entitled "Tour of the Universe" chronicles our collective cosmic history from the birth of the universe to humanity's ultimate journey to the stars.

Bob McCall has been called one of America's leading visionary artists of the cosmos. The late science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, called him "the nearest thing to an artist in residence from outer space."

The Rotary Club of Scottsdale is proud to have Robert T. McCall as a member since 1977. Bob and his renowned artist-wife, Louise, are longtime residents of Paradise Valley, Arizona.