René Rickabaugh

René Rickabaugh paints with a virtuoso's skill and imagination. His astoundingly intricate watercolor and gouache paintings become objects of wonder, tempting the viewer into a place of delicate beauty, lush color, and almost scientific precision. The amazing detail Rickabaugh brings to his paintings of flowers allows a glimpse into the complex world of his imagination. The flowers he makes are animated by color and pattern creating flora that possess an other-worldly presence and a life of their own that continuously captivate viewers.

Portland based artist René Rickabaugh has exhibited his work since 1972 in numerous shows, including exhibitions in Portland, Seattle and New York. He received his BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art, where he also taught from 1984 to 1987. He has had one-person exhibitions at the Portland Art Museum, the University of Oregon Art Museum in Eugene, and the Allan Stone Gallery in New York. His work is in many private and public collections. Recently, his work was included in InterGALACTIC, an international invitational exhibition at the Dunedin Fine Art Center in Dunedin, Florida.

New Works

September 4 – 27, 2014

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