Richard's artistic career includes professional experience in graphic design for industry: textile design, packaging design graphics, corporate identity programs, and finally teaching textile/surface design graphics for industry for 22 years at the Fashion Institute of Technology (State University of New York) in New York City. His education includes a BA from Pennsylvania State University, an MA from Columbia University/Teachers College, Advertising Design at Parson's in NYC and Oil Painting at the Brooklyn Museum School of Art. In the 1970's he began to develop his own unique approach to art and the creative processes. At the core of this work are drawing meditations--images rising from the unconscious mind. With the advent of sophisticated computer and print technology he shifted from paint and brush to digital art on the computer. Inspired by Carl Jung, (the psychology of the mind), Anton Erhnesweig (the education of vision), Henry Reed (Channeling Your Higher Self), Leonardo da Vinci (on creativity), and by artists such as Hieronymous Bosch, William Blake, Odilon Redon, Giorgio Morandi to name few, he continues to explore the unconscious mind and to draw forth MINDWORKS imagery. An extended Bio is available on his website: http: //MINDWORKSart.net