Richard K. Jolley
Richard Kimball Jolley, American oil painter, b. 1954
R.K. Jolley graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art, and has been painting professionally
for 36 years. He has a strong attraction to rich, tonal color, expressed in a variety of styles, particularly, realism, tonalism, and impressionism. Working mainly in oils, he likes to paint a wide range of subjects including, landscape, figurative, wildlife, birds, and an occasional non-representative work.
His paintings can be found in collections throughout the United States and abroad.
Artist’s Statement
I believe I am mainly influenced by tonalism and impressionism. For the most part, what concerns me the most when creating a
work of art is, good color, believable light quality and making interesting proportions of the value masses. I apply these principles to all my subjects, whether they are realistic portrayals or non-representative works.
Selected Awards
2022 - December 2021, BoldBrush Painting Competition: 1st Place Abstracts
2021 - October 2021 BoldBrush Painting Competition: Finalist
2019 – Meritorious Award, Richeson75 International Art Competition, Animals, Birds & Wildlife
2016 – Honorable Mention, Fall Salon, Logan Fine Art Gallery, Logan, Utah
2013 – 1st Runner up, Salon D’Automne, Logan Fine Art Gallery, Logan, Utah
2000 – Melvin C. Warren Award for Best Oil, Bosque Conservatory of Fine Art, Clifton, Texas
1998 – Conservatory Art Patrons Purchase Award, Bosque Conservatory of Fine Art, Clifton, Texas
1998 – Melvin C. Warren Award for Best Oil, Bosque Conservatory of Fine Art, Clifton, Texas
1997 – Best Pastel, Western Spirit Art Show, Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming
1996 – Purchase Award, Old Capitol Centennial, Art Show, Delta, Utah
1996 – KSL Award for Best Pastel, Utah State Fair
1995 – Juror’s Award, Oil Painters of America, Mountain Regional Show, Park City, Utah
1990 – 2nd Place Wildlife, Wyoming Centennial Western and Wildlife Art Show, West Wind Gallery, Casper, Wyoming
1990 - 2nd Place, Western Art Invitational, Logan, Utah
1987 – Juror’s Award, 63rd Annual National April Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah
R.K. Jolley graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art, and has been painting professionally
for 36 years. He has a strong attraction to rich, tonal color, expressed in a variety of styles, particularly, realism, tonalism, and impressionism. Working mainly in oils, he likes to paint a wide range of subjects including, landscape, figurative, wildlife, birds, and an occasional non-representative work.
His paintings can be found in collections throughout the United States and abroad.
Artist’s Statement
I believe I am mainly influenced by tonalism and impressionism. For the most part, what concerns me the most when creating a
work of art is, good color, believable light quality and making interesting proportions of the value masses. I apply these principles to all my subjects, whether they are realistic portrayals or non-representative works.
Selected Awards
2022 - December 2021, BoldBrush Painting Competition: 1st Place Abstracts
2021 - October 2021 BoldBrush Painting Competition: Finalist
2019 – Meritorious Award, Richeson75 International Art Competition, Animals, Birds & Wildlife
2016 – Honorable Mention, Fall Salon, Logan Fine Art Gallery, Logan, Utah
2013 – 1st Runner up, Salon D’Automne, Logan Fine Art Gallery, Logan, Utah
2000 – Melvin C. Warren Award for Best Oil, Bosque Conservatory of Fine Art, Clifton, Texas
1998 – Conservatory Art Patrons Purchase Award, Bosque Conservatory of Fine Art, Clifton, Texas
1998 – Melvin C. Warren Award for Best Oil, Bosque Conservatory of Fine Art, Clifton, Texas
1997 – Best Pastel, Western Spirit Art Show, Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming
1996 – Purchase Award, Old Capitol Centennial, Art Show, Delta, Utah
1996 – KSL Award for Best Pastel, Utah State Fair
1995 – Juror’s Award, Oil Painters of America, Mountain Regional Show, Park City, Utah
1990 – 2nd Place Wildlife, Wyoming Centennial Western and Wildlife Art Show, West Wind Gallery, Casper, Wyoming
1990 - 2nd Place, Western Art Invitational, Logan, Utah
1987 – Juror’s Award, 63rd Annual National April Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah
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