Richard is from Houston, Tx. He has always had a love for the arts and like many, he began as a self-taught artist. The Great Masters of art history always intrigued him, especially those depicting the human figure. His search to be trained in classical drawing and painting led him to find artists who were trained in the academy and atelier tradition.

     Richard studied at Grand Central Academy in New York. He also studied at the Janus Collaborative School of Art in Harlem. He studied under artists Jacob Collins, Dan Thompson, Michael Grimaldi, Kate Lehman, and Stephen Perkins. 

     He now lives with his wife and children in Houston, TX, where he practices and teaches drawing and painting at Winter Street studios.