Peonies #11 Painting

After several years working in graphic design, Ron took to the studio to paint. Primarily working in oil, he occasionally creates conceptual pieces using mixed media. His works have been exhibited in Dallas, Denver and Los Angeles. His influences include but are not limited to Wassily Kandinsky, Lawren Harris, Georgia O'Keeffe and Authur Dove. He lives in Colorado with his wife, Kathy Trageser. “I’ve always felt the need to understand the sense that there is a larger force at work in the universe. This mystical approach has become my style. Though my paintings tend toward the representational, I am creating landscapes from within; hoping to transcend the physical, mental or spiritual and instead portray a measure of all three. As my creations have evolved from realistic imagery I always limited the context of foreground, background, etc, to the direct identification of the subject itself: river, tree, or flower and to isolation of colors and patterns. I hope to carry forward this choice to utilize strong images, refined to an essence, bringing forth artwork which is sublime and accessible.”