Richard Schloss was born in 1953 in Fort Worth Texas but has lived in Santa Barbara since he began painting in 1972. He completed a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at UCSB in 1979 and a BA in Italian in 1981.

He initially explored many differnt styles and mediums but focused on painting outside in the landscape in 1976 which he continued to do exclusively until the mid 80s. Today he continues to paint en plein air on small paintings but does most of his work in the studio on large paintings. He has painted mainly in the Santa Barbara Area, showing his work at The Meredith Niles Gallery (1980-1983), The Delphine Gallery (1984-1992) and The Easton Gallery (1994-present) and in Northern California showing at The William Sawyer Gallery (1983-1993) and The North Point Gallery (1994-present). In 1980 he spent a year painting in Europe on an award scholarship and in 1992 he was chosen to paint the diorama backgrounds for The Cartwright Interactions Hall at The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

His work focuses on the landscape at specific locations at particular moments in time, but the real subject is the quality of light and atmosphere . These moments are usually very early in the morning and late in the evening, those times of transition from dark to light and low sunlight casting deep shadows and brief highlights.

His work has been featured in the following publications:

American Artist June 1995

Southwest Art March 1996

Dramatize Your Paintings With Tonal Value, Katchen North Light Books 1993

Ranchos, Easton Gallery, 1996

The Artist and The American Landscape, Driscoll First Glance Books, 1998

Gardens of Santa Barbara, Easton Gallery, 2000

and most recently the cover of America West Magazine

His paintings are in many collections worldwide including Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Robert and Marlene Veloz, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Occidental Oil and Gas Ca., Wells Fargo Bank San Francisco, The Hyatt Regency Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco, Hughes Aircraft, and the Bechtel Corporation San Francisco. He is represented in the Santa Barbara area by the Easton Gallery, Montecito and in San Francisco by the North Point Gallery.
“I have always been drawn to the early morning and late evening when, in the transition from light to dark, the landscape has the least substance and reality and takes on an a fleeting magical quality, the colors of the objects giving way to the color of the light striking them. In a sense the subject of all of my paintings is the same: that illusive impression of light and atmosphere which can only be described in the language of painting.
I have always considered myself somewhat of an environmental activist but, not being inclined toward political work, it has largely gone unexpressed. Being part of the OAK Group has allowed me to express that part of me in a way that comes naturally and working in conjunction with other like-minded artists has expanded me tremendously.”
to see more paintings visit his website at: rschloss.com

or The Easton Gallery 557 Hot Springs Rd. Montecito, CA 93108 (805) 969-5781 eastongallery.com
above: Orange Cliffs at Shoreline Beach 2001 oil on canvas 36 x 24
Calabasas Hills, Morning 2000 oil on canvas 30 x 40
Warm Cliffs, Summer 2000 oil on canvas 24 x 36
Santa Paula Creek 2000 oil on canvas 30 x 45
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