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Artist Profile - Ron Stephenson
About the Artist:
Born in Southern Ohio, Ron Stephenson began drawing in his early years. Ron was awarded a full, four-year scholarship to the University of Tampa in Florida where he majored in commercial art. After completing a tour in the armed services, Ron settled in Corpus Christi, Texas and became a professional artist in 1972.
Ron has won numerous awards and ribbons for his artwork. He has lectured and demonstrated his artistic techniques as an instructor and has been called upon to jury art competitions. Ron is considered one of South Texas' most noted and dynamic artists.
He has been successful in his paintings of wildlife, still life, Native American, and contemporary. He researches his subject matter by traveling to diffrent locations, taking photos of all interestig subjects. After returning to his studio, he converts the combination of his research, imagination, and love for the arts, into tremendous bursts of energy and talent on a canvas or board.
Art critics have classified his work as a culmination of bold, powerful composition and bright colors. His work has been exhibited in first class galleries in Carmal, CA; Seattle, WA; Santa Fe, NM; Georgetown and Alexandria, VA; Chicago, IL; as well as Houston, Dallas, Wimberly, Brownsville, and Kerville, TX. His paintings hang in permanent and private art collections in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, England, Italy, Spain, and St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
DOORS TO THE BAY SUNRISE
Ron Stephenson's work will be showing in the Kucera Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi from September 4-30, 2007. Reception is on Thursday, September 13, 2007 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Check out Ron's website for more information. www.ronstephenson.us.
"DOORS TO THE BAY SUNRISE, were an inspiration that occurred to me one early morning in January of 2006. I walked out to the front yard of my home to retrieve my newspaper. I just happened to look toward the eastern sky and was in awe of the beautiful, bright pinks and blue hues that seemed to be coming alive as the sun began to rise above the horizon. The sight beckoned to me in a very strong urge to touch and completely become one with the moment. I jumped in my car with camera in hand and drove ten blocks or so, that I had to drive to reach Ocean Drive. I took pictures at every angle and site. After taking about 100 photos, I returned home and loaded the photos into my computer and spent the next five or six hours manipulating, cropping, and intensifying the doors I had captured with the photos. I used the feelings of my heart and soul to select each and every one that I felt would become one of my "DOORS TO THE BAY SUNRISE." I repeated this amazing experience once or twice a week for the next three months, accumulating many wonderful ideas and creations that would provide me with material for the ten "DOORS TO THE BAY SUNRISE" now on display for this show. I chose to paint these paintins on hollow core doors because they presented the perfect size for my creations. As Hans Hoffman has said, 'To sense the invisible and to be able to create it - that is art'.. So please, as you view the exhibit, allow yourself to open the doors and join me inside this amazing experience." - Ron Stephenson
Other Interesting Links:
• Local Artist Brings Work to Texas A&M University-Kingsville. September 19, 2002. TAMUK Campus News.
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