Richard W. Ekelund

Medium and major concentration of work:
Figurative drawings is the major concentration of work done in conti crayon and gesso on paper and wood.


B.A. Art Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 1970-1976
NYC Community College for Advertising Design 1957 – 1962
Art Students League (Elliot Goldfinger)
New York Academy of Art (Steven Assael)
New York Academy of Art (Eduard Schmidt)
New York Academy of Art (Debra Goertz)

From the eye of the artist the human form is the most dynamic poetic creation on Earth. It encapsulates and literalizes all the yearnings, power, and complexity of the human emotion. The human form is the housing of the human spirit.

As I got interested in figurative art, I looked to the masters of the past: Rodin, Michaelangelo and others. Their treatment of the figure and their choice of stone and paint encouraged me to use Conti crayon and gesso.
This media gave me the ability to express the human form with richness and quality.
My major goal is to encourage the public to appreciate the power of the human from. I hope they will view my work and realize that I have reached my goal.
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