Biography
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 38 years.
Jolley has a strong attraction to rich, tonal color, expressed in a variety of
styles, particularly, realism, tonalism, and impressionism.
He paints 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
What inspires me are, those fleeting moments of patterns of light.
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 strong, interesting value proportions. I apply these principles to all my subjects, whether they are realistic portrayals or non-representative works.