Richard A. Stergulz
Artist Biography
Richard is an Illinois native who by the age of eight knew he
wanted to be an artist. He graduated from the American Academy
of Art in Chicago in 1983 which began his successful commercial
art career. After 12 years of doing commercial art, Richard felt
it was time to fine tune his fine art style.
Richard
moved to California in 1995 and started painting for himself in
a realistic style with a touch of Russian impressionism. "I
admire the Russian Impressionists, especially Nickolai Fechin,
for their intense brush strokes that exude passion into their
paintings. I also admire Norman Rockwell for his amazing drawing
ability and the volume of work he produced in his lifetime."
Lastly, Richard admires John Singer Sargent for his portrait
work. “His portraits give a sense of reality but still have a
painterly style which I hope to aspire to.”
Richard works in oils on masonite board. His work is mostly
figurative and he has started plein air painting as much as
possible. He also teaches class three times a week as well as
doing demos for most of the Art Associations in San Diego and
Riverside counties.
Richard's work hangs in galleries in Folsom, Idyllwild and
Fallbrook, California. His paintings have won numerous awards
from Best of Show to People's Choice.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2002/2006
Best
of Show, Fallbrook Art Assoc Juried Show, Nov. 2006
1st Place Oils, Fallbrook Art Assoc Juried Show, Nov.
2006
Visitors’ Choice, COAL Juried Show, August 2006
Honorable Mention, COAL Juried Show, August 2006
Judge Oils-Del Mar Art Fair, San Diego, CA June 2006
First Place Oils, Member Show, Idyllwild, CA April
2006
Second Place, Plein Air Festival, Idyllwild, CA Sept
2005
Honorable Mention, Art Alliance of Idyllwild, July
2005
Featured Artist, Two Babes Gallery, Idyllwild, CA,
June 2005
Second Place-Drawing, Fallbrook Juried Show, November
2004
2004 Western Regional Juried Exhibition, OPA, Oct
2004
Artists' Choice, Plein Air Festival, Idyllwild, CA
Sept 2004
Juror Award of Merit, Plein Air Festival, Idyllwild,
CA Sept 2004
Artists Choice, Art Alliance of Idyllwild Reception,
CA July 2004
First Place-Oils San Dieguito Miniature Show, CA July
2004
Juried Non-Members Show, Salmagundi Club, NY, June
2004
Featured Artist, Pinnell Gallery, Fallbrook, CA,
April 2004
Second Place-Oils, Fallbrook Art Assoc, CA, April
2004
Juried Members' Show, Idyllwild, CA October 2003
Juror's Award Plein Air Festival, Idyllwild, CA
September 2003
People's Choice Members Show, Idyllwild, CA, July
2003
Honorable Mention Members' Show, Idyllwild, CA July
2003
Best of Show Jubilee National Christian Art Show,
2002
MEMBERSHIPS
Oil Painters of America, Associate Member
Art Alliance of Idyllwild
Fallbrook Art Association
"Do what you love, only then will you love what you do."
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