Hollow Horn Bear
Monarch of Ram Valley

Monarch of Ram Valley
A Prayer In Sign
Creek Watering
Headwaters
Headwaters
Downhill Rush

     Ron has had first hand experience of all the ruggedness and beauty this area of the country has to offer.  Discovering his interest in recreating that beauty, at a young age, led him to enroll in summer art classes and later in high school a talent emerged worth pursuing.
     After attending three different universities with art/painting programs, he finished his higher education with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.  That education laid the foundation that would grow over the years and eventually lead him to pursue his love of painting landscapes, wildlife and the proud Native American.
     Ron's approach to painting is to suggest detail rather than creating a detailed interpretation of his subject. He likes to use rich tertiary colors with meaningful brush strokes to create the images that he pursues.
     "If the viewer of my work comes away with the feeling that an artist has been there, then I have achieved my goal."

ASSOCATIONS:

  • Member by invitation of Western Artists of America

COMPETITIONS::

  • Second 100 (2 paintings) of the 2009 Paint the Parks Competition
  • Second 100 of the 2008 Paint America Competition
  • Second 50 of the 2008 Paint the Parks Mini Competition
  • Robert N. & Peggy Sears Dixie Invitational Art Show
  • Kimball Art Center Invitational Art Auction
  • Jackson Hole Ducks Unlimited, third place
  • Bird in Art - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
  • Federal Duck Stamp (Finished twice in the top 100)
  • Wyoming Conservation Stamp (First Place, 2005, Second Place - 2 Times; Fourth Place and Honorable Mention)
  • Colorado Duck Stamp
  • Nevada Duck Stamp (Top 4 Finish)
  • Oregon Upland Game Bird Stamp (Finalist)
  • Arts for the Parks
  • Utah Upland Game Stamp (First Place)

SHOWS:

  • Western Artists of America annual show and sale at The Pearce Museum in Corsicana, Texas, January 24-28, 2011. Exhibit runs thru mid March, 2011
  • 2010 Charles Russell Auction, Great Falls Montana
  • Artist Village at Deer Valley Empire Lodge for The Hewlett Packard Foundation
  • Zion National Park Centennial Art Exhibit and Tour: "A Century of Sanctuary".
  • Days of '47 and Deseret Morning News  "The Landscape Art Show, 2007
    Color of the Land  (Peoples Choice Award)
  • Charles Russell Auction (Juried show where my entry sold in the main auction)
  • Park City Arts Festival
  • April Salon, Springville Museum
  • Wildlife West Festival (Top 100 entries in Federal Duck Stamp)

PAINTING DONATIONS:

  • Make A Wish Foundation
  • Ducks Unlimited
  • The National Wild Turkey Federation
  • Pheasants Forever
Studio/Gallery
11995 So. 3200 W.
Riverton, UT 84065
801 254-3271
ronstaker@hotmail.com.
 
Rich Haines Gallery
P.O. Box 1995
625 Main Street
Park City, Ut 84060
(435) 647-3881
 
Horizon Fine Art
165 N. Center St.    P.O. Box 4920
Jackson Hole, Wy 83001
 
Scissortail Gallery of Fine Art
11230 N. Garnett
Owasso, OK 74055
918-371-7278

 

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