Typography, color and texture.  Is there really anything else? I mix up in a smoothy these three elements because I have to do something. This technique has plagued me since 2002 to help people to see art in their life that they miss. (but don’t realize it.)

I received my BFA in Graphic Design / Visual Communication from Kansas State University.

After putting my college experience to work in waiting tables and working in kitchens, my first “real job” was as a designer for Hallmark Cards. I met the most talented people on earth – no shit. Shout out to all those HMK peps! There they invoked in me a love for typography, process, balance and color study.

Inspired everyday, I layer paper and paint and bring together elements with theme, subject and tone. These are the paintings of nolstalgia and comforting memory.

Just moved back June 2022 to Cincinnati, Ohio with my loving wife and 2 beautiful children despite their contempt for parents. (teenagers now.)

You can contact me at: rdough2@gmail.com