Posts Tagged ‘oil painting portrait techniques’

Richard Stergulz is an accomplished master figurative and portrait painter, who at the age of 8 knew he wanted to be an artist.  Rich teaches class regularly at his art school and artist retreat called The Green Art House, as well as doing demonstrations for most of the Art Associations in San Diego and Riverside counties.  His…

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…

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.  Richard paints primarily in oils on linen canvas. His work is mostly figurative and loves capturing the human…