Patrick Rowan

1937, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – View artwork Patrick Rowan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 7, 1937. He received his BS degree in Building Construction, B.F.A. in Painting, and M.S. in Painting, all from the University of Wisconsin before receiving his M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Florida. Rowan spent four years as an Read More

David Routon

1931, Jackson, Tennessee – 2020 View artwork David F. Routon was born in 1931 in Jackson, Tennessee, living there through his teen years. Like many who choose visual art as a profession, his interest in visual imagery emerged early. Off and on throughout his childhood and early teens, he drew and painted. As a young Read More

Larry B. Roots

1951, Omaha, Nebraska – View artwork Larry B. Roots received his BA from the University of Northern Colorado. Emphasis on painting and Printmaking with teaching certification. Artist’s Statement “I am an artist all day, everyday. For me there is little choice…Art expresses meaning and purpose in life where other ways cannot. My subject is the Read More

Terrance Robinson

1972, Greenville, Mississippi – View artwork Terrance Robinson was born in 1972 in Greenville, Mississippi. After seeing the creative processes for drawing, quilting, sewing, and singing by his family during his adolescent years, he was inspired to be involved in the arts. He entered art competitions to measure his drawing and painting technical abilities against Read More

Frank Rinehart

1862, Lodi, Illinois – 1928, New Haven, Connecticut View artwork Frank A. Rinehart was born in Lodi, Illinois in 1862. In 1878, he and his brother Alfred moved to Denver, Colorado and soon found employment with the photography studio of Charles Bohm. During this time, he possibly worked for the railroad as a photographer. In 1881 Read More

Tom Rierden

1960, Lincoln, Nebraska – View artwork Rierden studied at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the Colorado Institute of Art, and the Art Institute of Seattle. He began his career as a stained-glass window designer, but immeresed himself in painting after working as an assistant for William Cummings. Rierden is known for his unique painting Read More

Grant Reynard

1887, Grand Island, Nebraska – 1968, Leonia, New Jersey View artwork Grant Tyson Reynard, who earned an international reputation as an illustrator, realist painter, teacher, and lecturer, was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd (Bacon) Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father’s music store, Read More

Charles Rain

1911, Knoxville, Tennessee – 1985, New York, New York View artwork Charles Rain grew up and was educated in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1933, following two years of study at the Art Institute of Chicago, he went to Europe for a year of study, chiefly in Berlin, but also in Paris and Vienna. During this period he Read More