Ron Klotchman

Each one of Ron Klotchman's paintings offers a glimpse into his creative catharsis. The colors are bold and vibrant; the brush strokes are unrestrained and uninhibited. His images are filled with something magical and vital that exists within all of us.

Ron's body of work consists of paintings done primarily in acrylic. He is exceptionally prolific, continually exploring new themes and techniques. His rapid evolution provides a variety of unique and interesting work, many with figurative elements and evocative imagery. A former art critic and collector says: "[Ron's] work has an intentional simplicity of subject and innocence of vision... the Post-Impressionists like Gauguin had this quality. This is as opposed to a slick, realistic conception, and it works well with the lively execution. Very strong imagery, visionary and surrealistic." Ron's influences range from Cezanne to Tamayo to de Kooning, and although he is a self-proclaimed Fauvist and abstractionist, hints of each of these masters can be gleaned in his work.

The audacious and improvisational energy behind Ron's efforts is rooted in a life-long interest in performance art. He is a self-taught artist by any definition, having picked up a paintbrush, a guitar and t...