Meet the 81-year-old artist behind thousands of painted rocks

TUALATIN, Ore. (InvestigateTV) - Every morning, rain or shine, painted rocks appear around Tualatin’s Jurgens Park like Easter eggs waiting to be found.The artist behind the rocks has been a mystery until now.Phillip Roberts, 81, has spent the last eight years hiding thousands of rocks during his daily walks with his wife.“I take at least four dozen over a week, so it adds up,” Roberts said.Roberts is a professional artist whose career has taken him around the world.“For the past 20 years the pieces that I’ve been working on,” Roberts said, gesturing to his home studio. “I had galleries in Kansas City, I’ve had galleries in San Francisco, I’ve shown in England.”His inspiration has constantly changed throughout his career.“I started going to Mexico to find the subject matter of impressionist painters,” Roberts said. “We’d drive around France and Spain, painting.”All of it has led him back to his home studio in Tualatin, where he spends hours each day.“I’m usually in here at 1 o’clock, u