Artist Statement: Trying to paint the way we see can be difficult. When we look at a scene we rarely stare at any given part, but rather, we absorb what is in front of us in its totality within a split second of time. What attracts us to the scene in the first place is usually the way light may be affecting one or more of its many parts. I try to capture the impact of that split second image using color and form. There is little regard for detail, and subject matter is secondary.
    To paint in this manner, one must make quick decisions, and react immediately to those decisions. In my best work, these decisions are reflected in the exciting colors and solid composition.
    Paint texture, also plays an important role in my paintings. It gives expression and life to the work. This “life” can never be duplicated in a print. The humanism is always present in originals such as these. That is what gives them their uniqueness and their value.
    Working “en plein air”, or on location out of doors, helps me key in on true color, and the sensation felt looking at the scene before me. This sensation is heightened as the painting progresses adding more excitement to the piece. These characteristics tend to carry over and come through in my studio work."
    Rick currently serves as OPAS Vice President.
    In 2006, Rick was awarded Signature Status in Oil Painters of Ameica!!!

Artist Resume below:

Personal Web Address: www.dziakgallery.com

Biography of Rick Dziak
(b. 1945)
9163 E. Bay Shore Rd. Marblehead, Ohio 43440  (419)-798-4994

Education:  B.S. degree, Kent State U., Kent, Ohio  1971.  Coursework in life drawing, graphics, and design.

Associations:  Oil Painters of America, Toledo Artists Club, The Ohio Plein Air Society, and The Monday Morning Painters, a plein aire group in Northwest Ohio

Representation:  American Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio; Collector’s Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio.

Major Awards and Exhibitions

2006
     • Oil Painters of America Signature Status
    • Oil Painters of America National Show, Missoula, Montana
2004
    • Best of Show, The Open Winter Show, Toledo Artists Club, Toledo, OH
    • Paintings of Brown County, Ind., group show, American Gallery, Sylvania, OH
2003
    • 1^st Place, The Katherine Crampton Memorial Art Show, Lakeside, OH
    • The Toledo Area Artists Show, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
    • Paintings from Maine, a group show, American Gallery, Sylvania, OH
2002
    • Best of Show, Bill Williamson Award, Toledo Artists Club Auction.  Toledo, OH
    • Best of Show, Award of Excellence Show, Toledo Artists Club, Toledo, OH
    • 1^st Place Award, Artists in the Garden, Wildwood Manor House, Toledo, OH
    • 1^st Place Award, Four Seasons Show, Toledo Artists Club, Toledo, OH
    • The Toledo Area Artists Show, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2001
    • Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America, Midwest Show, Arlington Hts. IL
    • 1^st Place Award, Toledo Area Artists Show, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
    • Purchase Award, Toledo Area Artists Show, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
    • Oil Painters of America, National Show, Palm Desert, CA
    • Featured Artist, Katherine Crampton Art Show, Lakeside, OH
2000
    • Best of Show, Gold Medallion Show, Toledo Artists Club, Toledo, OH
    • Best of Show, Bill Williamson Award, Toledo Artists Club Auction, Toledo, OH
    • Oil Painters of America, National Show, Carmel, CA
1999
    • International Touring Art Exhibition, Ohio and Lake Erie West Arts Councils, Russia, Spain, Hungary, Japan.
1998
    • Best of Show, Flowers Show, Toledo Artists Club, Toledo, OH
    • Best of Show, Conference Center Show, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, OH
    • Best of Show, Four Seasons Show, Toledo Artists Club, Toledo, OH
1996
    • Best of Show, Portraits and People Show, Toledo Artists Club, Toledo, OH

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