Ron began working as both an illustrator and gallery fine artist within a few years of graduation from the Columbus College of Art & Design, and went on to win numerous awards and honors. His paintings hang in private and public collections throughout the United States,  including the Indiana State Museum Collection, the Oneida Nation Museum,  Offutt Air Force Base, and the Alvin C. York State Historic Area. Ron has created researched historical paintings for both the limited edition print and textbook publishing markets. He currently works with a team of talented artists designing America’s coins and medals through the United States Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program.

Commercial clients include: Spike TV,  McDougal Littell Publishing / Houghton Mifflin,  Steck-Vaughn / Harcourt,  Doubleday Book Club,  Boy’s Life Magazine,  Chase Manhattan Bank,  AT&T,  BFGoodrich Tire Co.,  The National Guard,  The Columbus Clippers Minor League Baseball Team,  Renaissance Publishing,  Indianapolis Water Company,  The Fort Wayne News Sentinel, The Minneapolis Star Tribune and others.

Signature Status-Paint America Association
Signature Status-National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society
Associate Member - Oil Painters of America

Best of Oils Volume II - Kennedy Publishing
Artist in Focus - American Art Collector Magazine - May, 2009

NOTABLE AWARDS
Grand Prize Winner: American Artist Cover Competition - cover of June 2011 issue
Honorable Mention - 21 Over 31 Competition, Southwest Art Magazine
featured in the November 2010 issue
First Place: Portrait/Figure - The Artists Magazine Annual Competition 2009
First Place: Portrait/Figure - Richeson75 2009, Second Place 2011
Most Innovative Painting - National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society 2008 & 2011

MUSEUMS
"The Holy Calm of Nature"
Landscape Show at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN

Permenant Collection:
The Indiana State Museum

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