Walls, Acrylic on canvas, 16"W x 20"H

Walls is the only acrylic painting from 1993 not previously sold. Ten other acrylic on canvas works were completed in 1993 and sold by Art Encounter.

1993 was also the year that Rick made decorative vases. He would buy simple glass vases and paint them white. Then, he would sketch a scene and paint it with acrylic. Finally, the vases were sealed with a glaze. Most of the designs were whimsical and they sold like crazy! Rick made 39 vases during 1993 and sold virtually all of them.

This painting, Walls, was the last painting Rick completed in Dallas. He had lived in Dallas since graduating from college in 1980, but in January, 1994 would relocate to Austin. In hindsight, the painting may reflect Rick's emotions about the move - somewhat "trapped" into following me back to my hometown, but still with open windows of opportunity.