DARK HORSE - Limited Edition 1 of 12 Artwork

Richard Parker is a native of Indiana who has spent his professional life utilizing his talents, skills, and experience as a painter, illustrator, graphic designer, art director, writer, photographer, film maker and creative director to create thousands of creative and artistic projects. He has won over 1,500 national and international awards of creative excellence for a large and diverse list of private individuals, corporations, entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations. Those clients include DuPont, Ford, General Motors, Westinghouse, BASF, Novartis, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Mellon Bank, Trojan Yachts, Boeing, Kubota, Dow Jones, Cummins, Lilly, Curtis Paper, Marriott Hotels, and many other notable clients. Since moving to the countryside Richard has been active in environmental and community causes which has raised his awareness of the beauty of things which surround his everyday day life, some locally and some distant. His emphasis in art is to recognize and appreciate in his work the beauty in all we see immediately near to where we live, through areas we travel, and in locations that we visit. Richard's personal interests have included professional automobile and motorcycle racing, professional songwriting and production, playing guitar and bass and performing with many bands, playing amateur hockey and baseball, and being very involved in church activities. He is currently a member of Nickel Plate Arts in Indiana. Richard is married to an artist, Marybeth, has five dogs, and lives on a deeply wooded property. Richard is now focused on creating limited editions of collectable fine art in advanced forms of digital and mixed media at his studio/residence in the countryside in north central Indiana about an hour north of Indianapolis in the USA.