RALPH OBERG "FROM LIZARD HEAD PASS" 11"x14" Oil painting on linen & Framed 20"x17"x1.5"
Raised in Colorado, Ralph Oberg always knew he would be an artist. The freedom to move about and enjoy the wonders of the world fit his temperament. After a brief stint in commercial illustration, Ralph began to support himself with his paintings. Wildlife dominated his interest for over 10 years.
Oberg changed the direction of his career in 1987. For the past decades, he has focused on painting the landscape on location as a means of learning the colors and values of the natural world and how to capture a sense of the moment and place. His painting travels have taken him repeatedly to Canada and Alaska, Nepal, Switzerland and the French Alps where he has painted the mountains that he loves.
Ralphs' work has been exhibited at the Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum, The Masters at the Autry National Center, The Quest for the West at the Eiteljorg Museum, The Buffalo Bill Art Show at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, The Western Visions at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Night of Artists at the Briscoe Museum, the Brinton Museum, and the Steamboat Springs Art Museum
He has a large painting in the Colorado State Capital!