Richard Schmid

Morning Song

"It's morning. what I really was trying to capture was that wonderful feeling of being alive. Or of waking up in the morning and feeling great and everything's beautiful. That's what the painting is about, really. Secondly, it's about the person. It's a very private moment. It's a very intimate moment and the person is alone-getting ready to face the day. Every good portrait of this sort has sense of intimacy about it and a natural, intrinsic sense of romance"

- Richard Schmid

Orchid

Sammie's Pansies

Richard Schmid was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1934. His earliest artistic influence came from his maternal grandfather, Julian Oates, an architectural sculptor. Richard’s initial studies in landscape painting, figure drawing, and anatomy began at the age of twelve and continued into classical techniques under William H. Mosby at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.

Throughout his career, Richard Schmid has promoted art education through his books, articles, workshops, seminars, and television presentations. He travels widely in the Western Hemisphere for his subjects, and currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Nancy Guzik.

I really enjoy the realistic colors. The attention to important details like the flower petals mixed with the implied background really makes the subject matter pop.