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1929 - 1996. Known for: Garden view, rural landscape, still life, animal and figure painting.
According to Don Ricks, "it's not what you paint but how you paint that counts". His are paintings of singular vision: pastoral, brilliant, impressionistic landscapes and still lifes suffusing with... Read full biography
According to Don Ricks, "it's not what you paint but how you paint that counts". His are paintings of singular vision: pastoral, brilliant, impressionistic landscapes and still lifes suffusing with light, depth, and texture. Ricks studied art at the University of Utah but postponed his art career... Read full biography
According to Don Ricks, "it's not what you paint but how you paint that counts". His are paintings of singular vision: pastoral, brilliant, impressionistic landscapes and still lifes suffusing with light, depth, and texture. Ricks studied art at the University of Utah but postponed his art career due to fatherhood and. started a sign painting business. Finally at 39, he exchanged the sign painting brushes for oil . brushes and canvas. Ricks ran summer artist workshops at his home, one hour from... Read full biography
According to Don Ricks, "it's not what you paint but how you paint that counts". His are paintings of singular vision: pastoral, brilliant, impressionistic landscapes and still lifes suffusing with light, depth, and texture. Ricks studied art at the University of Utah but postponed his art career due to fatherhood and. started a sign painting business. Finally at 39, he exchanged the sign painting brushes for oil . brushes and canvas. Ricks ran summer artist workshops at his home, one hour from Yellowstone National Park and through these experiences Ricks realized "it is vital to discover your own direction as an artist and constantly strive for that". Ricks' still lifes offer tables laden with the fruits of the harvest, exploding with... Read full biography
According to Don Ricks, "it's not what you paint but how you paint that counts". His are paintings of singular vision: pastoral, brilliant, impressionistic landscapes and still lifes suffusing with light, depth, and texture. Ricks studied art at the University of Utah but postponed his art career due to fatherhood and. started a sign painting business. Finally at 39, he exchanged the sign painting brushes for oil . brushes and canvas. Ricks ran summer artist workshops at his home, one hour from Yellowstone National Park and through these experiences Ricks realized "it is vital to discover your own direction as an artist and constantly strive for that". Ricks' still lifes offer tables laden with the fruits of the harvest, exploding with exuberant light and color. Baskets and platters of peaches, melons, and apples, all ripe for the taking, spill... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Sign Painting/ Sign Design
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Rural Scene, Countryside, Farms and/or Barns
- •Still Life
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Grand Teton National Park
Art Teacher
- •Sergei Bongart
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Figure Specialty