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Richard (Dick) Mason

Richard (Dick) Mason (1951 - 1993) was active/lived in New Mexico.  Richard Mason is known for Abstract mountain and cloudscape paintings, often through apertures.

RICHARD MASON (1951-1993)

Santa Fe artist Richard (Dick) Mason charmed a generation of collectors and gallery goers with his astonishing paintings or viewpoints from which to watch the wonders of the New Mexico landscape. Still today, people know whom you mean when you refer to the Indian window guy or the Dalmatian painter.

Mason was born in Wichita, Kansas. He came to fine art very naturally even as a child by imitating the architectural drawings of his father. His education led him first to the Wichita Art Association and then to Wichita State University and to the University of Iowa.

When he finished his schooling, Mason moved to Santa Fe. Here he began to experience the living vitality of the broad New Mexico sky and terrain. He soon began to paint (using his chosen medium of acrylic on various supports). In 1980, he visited New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon. Viewing the land and sky through the masonry of the Ancient Ones, Mason hit upon his major insight. Viewing   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1422 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Richard (Dick) Mason


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Collage and/or Decoupage
  • Easel Painting
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art MediaArt Style
  • Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
  • Animals, Mammals
  • Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
  • Dogs, Dog Portraits
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Still Life
Chronology
  • Late 20th Century After 1950

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