I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1943.  In those rare quiet times I had as a boy, I learned to make pencil sketches of dogs my Opa raised and trained.  Recognizing I had some artistic talent, he encouraged me to develop my skills.  I began draining library shelves of their knowledge of the World of Art.  It didn’t take me long to realize I preferred the soft and informal realism of artists like N.C. Wyeth, his son Andrew Wyeth, and John Singer Sargent. Today, my own painting style continues to be inspired and influenced by a growing number of excellent contemporary artists, like Richard Schmid and Howard Terpning.

Even though others warned that “artists starved,” Dick kept his dream alive into adulthood, painting whenever and wherever he could.  Through those passing decades Dick’s paintings won numerous awards, bringing credibility to his work and greater confidence that his artwork was pleasing to others and to God.

Retirement brings its own rewards; and to Dick, it heralds his season to paint full-time.  In just a few years, his impressionistic realism has been viewed in galleries and exhibitions in Utah, Colorado, and Texas.  In association with Oil Painters of America, the Snowfire Gallery, in Estes Park, Colorado, featured one of Dick's wintry landscapes, which was published in a 2005 Southwest Arts Magazine.   The 2006 Springville Museum of Art’s 82nd Annual Spring Salon exhibited “Framers,” the first in a series of portrayals of the Construction business, familiar to him as owner of his own General Contractor’s company.  Amarillo, Texas hosted The Society of Master Impressionists at the Sunset Gallery of Amarillo, and honored Dick’s brushwork with the Nichol Taos Gallery 1st Place award.  Currently, the Blue Moon Gallery, in Sacramento is exhibiting some of Dick’s recent works. A private showing of Dick’s works will be featured at the Blue Moon Gallery in December 2009.

Dick’s growth as a painter is defined and clarified through his ability to paint a wide variety of subjects.  His versatility sets him apart from other artists.  Not limited to regional landscapes, his seascapes and streams flow to far-away places; flowers promise the fullness of beauty; still-life studies find their way into your heart; portraits and figurative works speak of the essence and vitality of people.  Dick’s unique artwork is earning a place in private and public collections in both the US and Europe.  Dick’s personal experiences, and his visions of life and the beauties of the world, which he refers to as "God’s Celestial Art,” transform into a painting style which has taken a step beyond what he ever dreamed.