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Richard Schmid was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1934. Throughout his distinguished career, as painter & teacher, Mr. Schmid has been a candid spokesman for what is known as the Grand Manner, a certain mingling of virtuosity & unrestrained joy in Art. Since 1958 he has won every major art award in the United States, including the prestigious American Watercolor gold medal. In 1987 he was honored with the $100,000 National Arts for the Parks award for his oil painting, 'Rocky Mountain National Park-Mountain Stream,' On June 3, 2000, Mr.

Schmid was the recipient of The John Singer Sargent Medal for Lifetime Achievement from The American Society of Portrait Artists Foundation. The award was presented by Richard Ormand--Sargent's grand nephew, during a special awards ceremony at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Load Benzhou Scooter Manual here. In 1998 he completed his third book, Alla Prima-Everything I Know About Painting, published by Stove Prairie Press, LLC, which focuses mainly on painting from life. Schmid draws upon his classical training to reveal the knowledge & skills involved in Direct Painting--(also knows as AllA Prima--or one session painting). Fifteen years in preparation, his book offers to the artist & art lover alike the wisdom & savvy of a lifetime of painting. The first three printings of All Prima have been sold to painters in 34 countries throughout the world as well as to artists, museums, libraries & art collectors in the United States. The new fourth printing, (the second printing of the revised edition), is planned for the summer of 2000.

Throughout his career as a painter, author and teacher, Richard Schmid has pursued what is known as the Grand Manner — a certain mingling of virtuosity and joy in art, and that nowhere is the Grand Manner more effective than when painting is done from life. This idea, stemming from The Golden Age of Painting, is the core of his art and his teaching. After more than 50 one-man exhibitions, numerous articles, books and workshops, he has demonstrated that Art can be beautiful and meaningful at the same time. He currently has three new books in progress. Richard lives with his wife, the painter, Nancy Guzik in rural New England.