Ron Oden

A primarily self-taught American artist, Ron Oden is driven by his love of fine art. He turned to commercial art and graphics to provide a living for himself and his family, producing countless creative works for various businesses and industries. Ron created story illustrations for newspapers and magazines, print advertising images, page designs, product illustrations, billboard images, book illustrations, illustrations for the clip-art art industry, technical drawings for catalogs, publication designs and layout, and many other types of visual presentation pieces. Oden's work in graphics spanned from the hot type and cold type eras to the digital age.
The artist was born at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, on September 2, 1953. He started drawing at age eight and began painting in oils by age 12. At age 13, the young artist drew and painted school murals. Throughout his childhood, Ron's parents encouraged his talent. Oden attended high school at Hawthorne, California, beginning in 1968 and studied art under the school's art program director, Clayton S. Williams, who continued to be Oden's mentor in high school. During his time at Hawthorne High, the artist's parents separated, and Ron went to live with his father...

Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne, CA
Art Center, College of Design, Los Angeles (Old 3rd Street location)
El Camino Community College, Torrance, CA
Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA

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