Robert Schaar was born in 1932, in Pasadena, California.
He studied at the Art Center School of Design in Pasadena, California.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Koren War.
After the war he served as a staff artist at the U.S. Naval Training Center in San Diego, California.
He is a member and past president of the California Art Club.
He is a member and past Chairman of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.

The art of Robert Schaar is or has been exhibited in museums, galleries, government facilities, universities, and with independent art dealers including but not necessarily limited to the following:
Air Force Art Collection (official portrait of Brigadier General William Mitchell) Pentagon, Arlington, VA
Alligator Art Custom Framing and Gallery, Wellington, FL
Art Wise, New York City, NY
Art Works Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Artistica, Montréal, QB, Canada
Chisholm Gallery, Wellington, FL
Dallas A. Saunders Studio, Geyserville, CA
Design Plus Consignment Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MMI
Fulcrum Gallery, Passaic, NJ
Gallery Art, Aventura, FL
Gallery Direct Art, Paxtonia, PA
Herndon Fine Art, Monument, CO
Jenny Arts, Palmdale, CA
Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville, KY
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, NH
NASA Space Museum, Cape Canaveral, FL
Ro Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Saudi Arabia Royal Air Force Art Collection, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Schaar Art Studio, Dana Point, CA
Schaar Art Studio, Laguna Hills, CA
Schaar Galleries, Laguna Beach, CA
Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC
Waban Gallery, Waban, MA
Wellington Art Group, Wellington, FL