going to art school and getting degrees in Painting and Sculpture, 

Richard settled on trying to perfect the fine art of Assemblage.

He has been collecting objects since the 1960's and he has a vast

collection to "pick and choose" from. These are used in his art

pieces--many that are shown on this website.

Richard was very fortunate to grow up in South America.    

He says--" My Father worked in the U.S. State Department so we moved every

few years. I was born in Lima, Peru and grew up in Buenos Aires,

Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brasil and graduated high school in Bogota,

Colombia."

He continues--" Each one of these countries influenced my later art

work. For instance-- the language of Spanish and Portuguese gave me

ideas about visual poetry.

The music--Tango in Argentina, Samba in Brasil and Cumbia in Colombia.

The tropical atmosphere of Brasil--the sun, birds, snakes and monkeys.

And the yearly Carnaval Celebration with exotic costumes and wild and

colorful parade floats.

The church architecture of Buenos Aires--deep, mysterious interiors

with solemn catholic altars.

The roadside altars outside of Bogota built spontaneously alongside

roads where people had died in car accidents.

And finally the gracious people that I met in all of these

countries--proud, noble and creative.

Abrazos! to all!"

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA and welcome your e-mails via

my FlyingFishArtStudios.net