Education

My Teacher, Jack Richard, presenting his portrait for the Ambassador of Golf Award to then President George Bush Sr.

    

                              Works by my Teachers  (scroll below for more information)

 I specialize in photorealism and 2 and 3 dimensional abstract paintings and sculpture. For the most part, I work on whatever strikes me as what I should be doing, however,  I do work on commission for anything from portraits to site specific abstract work. I was trained by Jack Richard(FFAA) and Mark Giangaspero in photorealism and abstraction, as well as being mentored by Terry Richard with abstract techniques and design. 

Jack Richard, The Sumi Painter, oil on canvas, 36x48in.

Jack  Richard has painted 4 Presidents through family commission or Ambassador of Golf Awards as well as curating a show at the Kyoto Museum in Japan. He has won countless International, National and Regional Awards, and has received commendations from Presidents, The House of Representatives, and numerous others. His work can be found in collections around the globe.  He has studied and worked with Aaron Bohrod,  Ben Stahl,  Ben Shan,  Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Louis Grell, Andrew Loomis, Anders Zorn, Robert Brackman of the New York Art Students League, and many others. When Robert Brackman passed away, Jack took over teaching his painting atelier in Kennebunkport, Conn.

His former students include Charles Pfahl, (101 Gallery, Gerald Peters Gallery, etc.) and Colleen Black, who was comisioned by FMR. General Colin Powell to create bronze sculptures for Medal of Honor recipients.  Also, his former student John Christopher Heindl, was the Art Director for the MGM Grand Lion, the second largest Bronze sculpture in the hemisphere.

     Mark Giangaspero is a member of The Salmagundi Club in New York , and his work can be found in the permanent collection of The Butler Institute of American Art, the oldest Art Museum in the United States. He won their national juried show 2 years in a row, with two seperate jurors, as well as purchase awards. He is a true Renaissance man, having expertise in Art History, Painting, Sculpting, Conservation, Restoration, and can paint literally anything from pure Abstraction to Trompe L’eoil realism( to fool the eye, in French, or better than a Photograph), not to mention what he can do in 5-10 minutes, some toil away at for a lifetime.

   

 Terry Richard works in realistic as well as abstract styles, and his career includes work as an animator at  the Walt Disney Animation Department,  American Greeting, as well as being included in the collection of Barbara Streisand, along with a myriad of others.