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Rick Petersen
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Jacksonville, Florida Since my early teens, I have loved to draw and paint. My first ambition was to be an artist, but the necessities of life and raising a family led me in other directions. When I was diagnosed with MS in 2001 and my health forced me to retire, I had the opportunity to return and follow the "road not taken" by finally pursuing my desire to be an artist. Although I have not had the benefit of a formal education in art, I have actively sought training by taking courses and workshops and by seeking the advice and guidance of many talented and well-known artists. In addition, I have been able to apply to my art the benefits of a lifetime of reading, experience, experimentation, and observation. All my life I have had a love for the beauty of nature. I have spent countless hours under the open skies and in the fields of Iowa where I grew up and in the marshes and forests and on the beaches of Florida where I have lived for the last forty years. These broad horizons and open vistas are the images that inspire me, and I seek to share that inspiration in my art with realism and passion. |
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