Richard Powers

All of my life I have enjoyed nature and all of its beauty
which I loved to depict in paintings using various
mediums. As a youth during my last two years of
grade school I took the Famous Artists Commercial Art
correspondence course. Other than this I am pretty
much self taught.

Being a full time artist and supporting a family did not
allow me to pursue this as a vocation. I did
occasionally paint for my own amusement and at one
time owned a gallery first in Santa Ynez, California and
later in Solvang, California. But with the oil embargo
and the economic downturn of 1973 I needed to get a
job that met the financial needs of my family.

I moved first to Los Angeles, then to New York City, to
Washington DC and back to Orange, County,
California working as an architect for large
corporations in the lodging, casino and restaurant
field. The long hours required in these positions did
not allow me to continue with my artistic endeavors.
My last painting was done in 1973. I have now retired
and have discovered that even after not lifting a brush
or pencil for 34 years that the skills are still there.

I now have a studio in my home where I work in
watercolors, oils and mixed media. I spend a lot of
time now doing plein air painting using oils. I find that
these mediums lend themselves well to studies in the
lighting and colors of my favorite subjects whether it is
my dog Shorty, a flower, an abandoned building in
Jucumba or the glorious scenery throughout San
Diego County.

I belong to the Escondido Art Association, Escondido
Arts Partnership, California Art Club, Oil Painters of
America and the San Diego Art Institute. I have
entered competitions in these organizations and have
received many awards.

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