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Born and raised in sunny Santa Monica, California, Ron was the son of an art director at
Prudential Insurance—so he had access to the tools of commercial art. While in high school,
he took the extra challenge of night classes at the Los Angeles Art Center and College of
Design, where he found that he was quick to pick up both classic and new techniques in
continuing to improve his skills. He then left school to work in a printmaking atelier, but it wasn’
t until he began to study with Russian artist Sergei Bongart that he was truly inspired. He says
of Bongart “I sensed something in Bongart I lacked: the gift of painting from the heart and
spirit. But Sergei did more than instruct me in painting. He shared his love of music, literature,
poetry, nature, life and showed me the historic connections.” Bongart was not the only artistic
influence in Ron’s life—his work is often compared favorably to John Singer Sargent. He has
the same ability to capture on canvas and paper the personality and life of those he paints.
Riddick now makes Tuscon, Arizona his home. His recent accomplishments include traveling
to Europe twice where he invested countless hours of study in Europe’s finest museums,
galleries and collections—and where he painted on location in cities and in the countrysides
of Portugal, Spain, Italy and France. He shows his work at select galleries and shows
throughout the country and, along with many other awards and accolades, is an Artist of
America Master Painter and a member of the Cowboy Artists of America.
Prudential Insurance—so he had access to the tools of commercial art. While in high school,
he took the extra challenge of night classes at the Los Angeles Art Center and College of
Design, where he found that he was quick to pick up both classic and new techniques in
continuing to improve his skills. He then left school to work in a printmaking atelier, but it wasn’
t until he began to study with Russian artist Sergei Bongart that he was truly inspired. He says
of Bongart “I sensed something in Bongart I lacked: the gift of painting from the heart and
spirit. But Sergei did more than instruct me in painting. He shared his love of music, literature,
poetry, nature, life and showed me the historic connections.” Bongart was not the only artistic
influence in Ron’s life—his work is often compared favorably to John Singer Sargent. He has
the same ability to capture on canvas and paper the personality and life of those he paints.
Riddick now makes Tuscon, Arizona his home. His recent accomplishments include traveling
to Europe twice where he invested countless hours of study in Europe’s finest museums,
galleries and collections—and where he painted on location in cities and in the countrysides
of Portugal, Spain, Italy and France. He shows his work at select galleries and shows
throughout the country and, along with many other awards and accolades, is an Artist of
America Master Painter and a member of the Cowboy Artists of America.
R. S. Riddick
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