Ralph Sayers

Born 1947 and grew up in Columbus Georgia. I have also lived in Alabama, Texas, California, Alaska and Florida. For the past 20 years I have lived on a small Island on the west coast of Florida north of Sarasota and south of St. Petersburg.

An art instructor friend told me to get the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". I was very surprised to find out what I was able to do thanks to this book.

I bootstrapped an education in art. By 1981 I had read many how-to books on painting and researched history of art, famous painters and their biographies.

Studied art on my own beginning in 1979. Studied painting styles of Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia Okeefe and other artists mostly expressionists (including their very interesting lives!). Experimented with all sorts of methods, layering, loading the brush heavily and then doing the opposite or very different approach.

I began mostly painting in oil and experimenting with painting techniques of the masters. I learned how to make oil paint and mediums from from raw ingredients.

Most recently I have taken to painting with acrylics.

I took a commission to make a sculptural piece in 1985 having never sculpted anything seriously in my life. This led to the ...

Formal Education

Graduated Auburn University 1969 BS, Business Administration.

Attended University of California Berkeley while in Air Force 1970 -1974 receiving degree in Accounting.

Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL.
Market Square, High Point NC.
Atlanta Merchandising Mart, Atlanta
Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA), Dania Florida
Sarasota Trading Company, Sarasota Florida