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Born and educated in the 'Big Sky Country' of Montana. My first art mentor was my uncle, Henry Meloy, an art and drawing instructor at Columbia University in the 40's. The Uniiversity of Montana in Missoula, Montana has attributed The Henry Meloy Art Museum on campus.
Art studies imclude : Ceramics with Rudy Autio at The University of Montana; Chet Cullom, Woodland Hills, California; Sabastian Capella and Perrietta Hester, both live in LaJolla, California. Most recently I have been studying with Vanessa Lemen at 2nd street studio, Encinitas, Calif. Check out Ron and Vanessa's web-site....2ndstreetstudio.com
I have a passion for setting up my easel, outside, where the elements are reflected in my plein-air paintings. My gallery collection includes: landscapes; seascapes; still lifes; animals; portraits and figuratives. Oil is my medium of choice but I work in graphite, pen and ink, charcoal, water color, pastel and acrylic. My work is displayed in Carlsbad, Ca. at the C.O.A.L. Gallery (www.coalartgallery.com) I 'm affiliated with Oil Painters of America, Laguna Beach Plein-air Painters( lpapa.org) and the SAN DIEGO Portrait Society.
My portrait to the left was done in a demonstration by my mentor of ten years, Ms. Perrietta Hester
