Artist richard wallich prints

American impressionist Richard Wallich has spent more than 40 years and many many hours practicing and developing his technique. Using dabs and swirls of paint, he creates a dazzling array of brightly-colored images -- ranging from landscapes to figures to sports scenes.Wallich was attracted to impressionism by the desire to paint quickly and spontaneously, to immerse himself in the painting.

"It�s a first impression, fast, quick, loose, spontaneous � being in the moment, no thinking, just being," he explains, adding, for example, that a dab of color can represent a figure, nondescript perhaps, but clearly a figure.The Colorado artist also is noted for his use of vibrant, emotion evoking colors.

"The element of colors influence the mood, feeling and setting," he says. "A tree is not just green and brown (boring); there are purples, light blues, pinks, reds and so on."The use of color is very personal for Wallich, who adds, "Painting with lots of color