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RON KEYES
 Ron
Keyes is an internationally recognized artist with a very
obvious urge to share art with others, whether for relaxation,
education, escape, or simply expressing love for nature. His
teaching allows for each of these to find their place.
Ron
grew up near West Chester, Pennsylvania, a small town with
a lot of art influence from many prominent contemporaries
of the century. As a child, his folks owned an Inn, who later
became judges, so Ron came to know many different kinds of
people at an early age. He loves to work with all kinds of
people and certainly gets that opportunity in his chosen field
of art. Ron realized that his biggest interests were art,
salesmanship, and people. The local art enthusiasts convinced
him to share his artistic talents by teaching part-time, while
working as an advertising artist with a few agencies and a
newspaper. Part-time teaching quickly became full-time because
the people and the need were there. He began his teaching
career in Levittown, Pennsylvania, moved on with schools in
Mt. Holly, New Jersey, and a studio on Park Avenue in New
York City. This studio, where he also taught, was located
in the same building as the United Nations Children's School.
This gave Ron the opportunity to meet and teach many notables
and their clientele.
Ron’s painting style is always free hand and never with a
projector, as many contemporary artists do. He considers himself
the ‘Artist for the People’—that is, his paintings are realistic
portrayals. Some of his students have commented that his paintings
have a ‘down-home’ appeal; and people come from significant
out-of-town distances to take instruction from him.
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