Ric Conn has been a student of nature and ornithology most of his life, and while his professional career as an artist seemingly goes in two different directions—wildlife and the human figure—Ric believes that they are very much related.
“Just as all vertebrates have a common structure, I believe that all animals have a distinct personality. It is certainly true with man and wildlife is no exception. As with my figurative work, my bird paintings focus on the personalities of the birds and it is this and the attitude of the subject that give my paintings life.”
Ric has travelled extensively up and down the Eastern seaboard, across the country and to several Caribbean Islands to observe, record and paint the wildlife he encounters.
In addition to art organizations Ric belongs to several wildlife, and nature organizations, not only to advance his knowledge of wildlife, but to help the conservation and protection efforts for our wildlife, natural world and companion animals
Ric Conn was born in 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland and studied at the Corcoran College of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Maryland Institute College of Art. He currently lives and works on Kent Island, just off the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
