About
Wm. Randal Painter Biography
“I am fascinated by texture and the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. I enjoy using both these elements in my work. Skilled craftsmanship has always been a great lure for me in my own artistic taste, ranking high along content and composition. The sense of wonder and discovery is a continually renewing motivation for me as an artist. The challenge to transcend the technical aspects of design and bring power and life to an image is a lifelong pursuit.”
-WRP
Randal Painter was born in the state of Massachusetts, but spent the majority of his school years growing up in Denver, Colorado. Early on, he showed a talent for drawing and a good eye for detail. In 1985, he received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Northern Colorado, with an emphasis in painting and printmaking. Over the next several years he spent working in art publishing for both the Accent Graphics, Inc./Phoenix Art Group, and the Rosenbaum Fine Art studios, where he operated a fully staffed etching studio, working as both an artist and a supervisor. He left in 1995 to pursue a career as an independent artist. It was then that he developed his own artistic style that is representational in its imagery, relying heavily on figurative themes, as well as working in the designs of architectural ornamentation found throughout history.
Since 1997, Randal has had a working relationship with Gango Editions, a publishing house out of Portland, Oregon, who prints and markets his images as Fine Arts Posters. He also has had success with P.M. Designs, a licensing agency that sells his images for use on retail products both nationally and internationally. In the past, his printed artwork has appeared in the set designs of popular televisions shows, including ‘Desperate Housewives,’ ‘Frasier,’ ‘The George Lopez Show,’ ‘Rules of Engagement,’and ‘Saturday Night Live’ among others.
Along with creating art, Randal has also worked as an Art Instructor. First, in 1997, at the University of Advancing Computer Technology in Tempe, Arizona, where he taught courses in life drawing, composition and design, color theory, and beginning animation. He has also worked as an Adjunct Faculty Instructor for the Fine Arts Department at Red Rocks Community College in Denver, Colorado (2008-11), where he taught Drawing, levels I through IV, and Painting, levels I through IV. Randal's latest position was working as an Instructor (2004-2019), in the Department of Arts at the Community College of Aurora in Aurora, Colorado, teaching Drawing, levels I and II, along with Painting, levels I and II.
