About the Artist

Richard Sukup Art

RICHARD A. SUKUP, artist

Painting has been my passion all my life, and I often find artistic inspiration while consulting as a licensed professional engineer, having traveled on and off five Continents.

As a native Texan, I make my home in the glorious Southwest.

My interests are wide and varied with each painting taking hold of my imagination - a visual remembrance put down on canvas of something which I thought to be very special in my life.

"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory"; Theodor Seuss Geisel.

My original oils and giclee’s reside with nationally recognized corporations, in academia, with noted individuals, and hang in the many homes of dear friends. I have been honored with national, state, and local home town art competition awards and recognitions; these are treasured to be sure. But for me, my reward comes from seeing first-hand the pleasure derived by admirers and patrons a like.

To purchase my art - originals or giclee's - please contact me via email at richard@richardsukupart.com. My art book "Spirit and Hand: The Fine Art of Richard A, Sukup: Vol. I Western Life and Culture" can be purchase through Lulu.Com, or many other on-line retailers.

Thank you for visiting my website. Here is a selection of my paintings with my narrative inspirations, and a Blog section just for fun of writing.

I hope you enjoy your time spent here. God bless. Richard.

-RAS-

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FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM

richardsukupart.com

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My book titled "Spirit and Hand. The Art of Richard A. Sukup-Vol. 2 is in the works and I hope to be published this year 2024.

Should you wish, I'd be happy to quote a commissioned original oil painting.

-RAS-

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BIO of RICHARD A. SUKUP

Primary Education:

Eastern Hills High School, Fort Worth TX.

  • Graduate Diploma.
  • Studies in Arts and Sciences.

Nolan Catholic College Preparatory High, Fort Worth TX.

  • General studies with emphasis in Art.
  • Yearbook Staff Artist.

St. Rita’s Elementary, Fort Worth TX.

  • Graduate Diploma.
  • Class News Editor and Staff Artist.

Post-secondary Undergraduate:

Texas Wesleyan University;

  • Studies in Business and Fine Arts.
  • Private Clients Art Commissions.

Oklahoma State University; College of Engineering:

  • BSc. Engineering, Hon; St. Pat's Salute Award to Graduating Seniors.
  • Staff artist The OSU Engineer magazine.
  • Studies in Fine Arts.
  • Art Commissions from OSU College of Engineering.
  • Art Commission from the Office of the Governor of Oklahoma-David Hall.
  • Art Commissions Private Clients.

Graduate School:

Texas Christian University; M.J. Neeley School of Business:

  • MSc. Business.
  • Commissioned oil painting. Dept. Chair M.J. Neeley School of Business.

Professional:

Artist/Oil Painter

  • Full Time Artist.
  • Commissions.

Magnolia Global Energy, Inc.

  • President and Founder.

Mobil Exploration and Producing Company

  • Retired.

Continued Studies in Art:

  • Kimbell Art Museum-Fort Worth, Texas.
  • various workshops.

Awards and Recognitions:

Guest Artist at the Murphey Western Institute opening gala 2024.

Finalist in 2022 annual ARTS FORT WORTH juried show.

Featured artist 2020 in the new HotelDrover in Fort Worth Stockyards TX.

Finalist in The Artist Magazine annual juried competition 2010. Oil on Canvas.

Finalist in The MeadowsFoundation annual juried competition 1997. Oil on Canvas.

Best of Show First Place award The MeadowsFoundation annual juried competition 1996. Oil on Canvass.

Finalist in Art of The West annual juried competition 1988. Oil on Canvass.

Represented by:

Adobe Western Art Gallery in Fort Worth TX.

Artist Statement:

I enjoy all forms of art-literary, poetry, music, sculpture, and the visual arts, for these off us the opportunity to experience beauty and joy in this world. Painting and art has been my passion since early childhood. College afforded me the opportunities to explore the art world with gifted teachers. Over the years I have sought out and understudied recognized artists. Each painting represents a visual remembrance of something I thought special enough for me to create.

Once in a while the yin/yang blends into a cocktail of complementary emotion and reasoning and the artist-engineer emerges with instinctive and analytical worlds colliding. Having lived with this unique chemistry, life has been both wisdom and mystery. Memories of personal feats in human engineering have been left behind some time ago, to eagerly expand what the mind sees in a palette of colors.

So to you, thank you for visiting my website. I truly hope you enjoy my work as much as I did in creating these works of art.

In closing-create whatever inspires you to free the mind and body if only for a few hours and thus expand your horizon, discovering contentment and personal satisfaction as I have.

Best Personal Regards, Richard A, Sukup, artist.