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Born 1952 Santa Monica, California. Known for: Western figure, genre and landscape paintings-Indians.
Born in Santa Monica, California, Ron Riddick became a painter of the southwest, doing a range of subjects including cowboys, Indians and still life. His art was encouraged by his father who was an... Read full biography
Born in Santa Monica, California, Ron Riddick became a painter of the southwest, doing a range of subjects including cowboys, Indians and still life. His art was encouraged by his father who was an art director for a major corporation. As a kid, Ron growing up in southern California, was enamored... Read full biography
Born in Santa Monica, California, Ron Riddick became a painter of the southwest, doing a range of subjects including cowboys, Indians and still life. His art was encouraged by his father who was an art director for a major corporation. As a kid, Ron growing up in southern California, was enamored of Roy Rogers and western movies. He studied extensively at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and then worked as a commercial artist. His life changed when he enrolled in a painting class... Read full biography
Born in Santa Monica, California, Ron Riddick became a painter of the southwest, doing a range of subjects including cowboys, Indians and still life. His art was encouraged by his father who was an art director for a major corporation. As a kid, Ron growing up in southern California, was enamored of Roy Rogers and western movies. He studied extensively at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and then worked as a commercial artist. His life changed when he enrolled in a painting class by Sergei Bongart, who freed him to paint for himself instead of clients and to strive for art that is emotional and touches the soul. In 1979, Ron moved to Arizona and in October, 1997, was elected to the Cowboy Artists of America. His studio is a... Read full biography
Born in Santa Monica, California, Ron Riddick became a painter of the southwest, doing a range of subjects including cowboys, Indians and still life. His art was encouraged by his father who was an art director for a major corporation. As a kid, Ron growing up in southern California, was enamored of Roy Rogers and western movies. He studied extensively at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and then worked as a commercial artist. His life changed when he enrolled in a painting class by Sergei Bongart, who freed him to paint for himself instead of clients and to strive for art that is emotional and touches the soul. In 1979, Ron moved to Arizona and in October, 1997, was elected to the Cowboy Artists of America. His studio is a 5000 square foot building ten miles east of Tucson. He has one studio for teaching, an important part of his life, and another f... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Catalina Island
Art Association
- •Artists of America
- •Cowboy Artists of America
- •Oil Painters of America
- •Oil Painters of America-Signature Member
Art Teacher
- •Sergei Bongart
Awards/Recognition
- •Frederic Remington Award, Prix de West
- •Nona Jean Hulsey Rumsey Buyer's Choice, Prix de West
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club
- •Cowboy Artists of America-
- •National Academy of Western Art-
- •Oil Painters of America-
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Prix de West Invitational