Early Life and Artistic Training Born in Scotland, Robert Procter carried the seeds of his creative life across the seas when he arrived in Christchurch around 1886. The young man found himself in a landscape that would shape his vision, seeking out the formal instruction necessary to refine his natural inclinations. He enrolled at the Canterbury College School of Art, where the discipline of the brush and the study of form became his primary language. It was here that his talent began to take a definite shape, moving beyond mere imitation toward a deeper understanding of light and shadow.…