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About the Artist David Rudd is a native Texan residing in the West Texas town of Odessa. He is a self-taught painter who developed his style during his teenage years of the late 60's - early 70's David has, over the last 30+ years, basically painted for his own pleasure, and hasn't shown his work outside the west Texas area, except on rare occasion. He has developed & refined his style, progressing thru a variety of series works. During the 70's, he concentrated on an extensive geometric series which, sadly, has only minor representation here. The 80's brought on the sporadic "drippy" series and a general period of non-productivity. Most of the artistic energies of this time were focused on the punk/no-wave band "Research" in which David was the lead vocalist. Then, thru the 90's, David has concentrated on his "rock star" series, and then more recently, the "Psycho-Medical" series; with a few unclassified experiments cropping up from time to time. We are continually working at improving the Ruddart Galleries to better represent the work of David as it has evolved over the last few decades.
This site features a showcase of modern art galleries featuring modern
art paintings by contemporary artist David Rudd from Texas. You
will find some art galleries here made up of a variety of styles; from
geometric to stars such as the 3 Stooges, Jim Morrison, & The Beatles: Ringo
Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison; to weird and
unusual images unlike anything else you've seen before. We also
have Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Manson, David Thomas, Jerry Garcia, Elvis, and Frank
Zappa! These
paintings are original and one of a kind. We hope that you enjoy
the art exhibitions and all of David Rudd's original paintings here at RuddArt.Com. Please check back soon to view the latest and most
recent pages to RuddArt.com! Thank you!
David Rudd sits in his living room and discusses his paintings as
well as two new books that feature his works Thursday at his home on
12th Street in Odessa. Five of Rudd’s paintings are featured in two new
books, ‘Beatles Art’ and ‘Marilyn in Art.’ Drive to create fuels Odessa artist
By Ruth Friedberg
David Rudd has that drive to create – whether in art or music. He does hand-brushed acrylic work that viewers would swear is
airbrushed. His subjects are medical art, rock stars or in one instance,
a man dressed in a gas mask and business suit derived from a 30-year-old
set of encyclopedias.
“I guess I’ve always been interested in art and music as long as I
can remember,” Rudd said.
The 49-year-old Fort Worth native said he moved from drawing to painting
when he was 16 or 17 and has been tickling the bristles ever since.
He’s done two or three oil paintings, but acrylic is his favorite.
Images derived from medical reference books are among his favorite
subjects. His medical art series, he said, is “some of the most original work I’ve done. They’re just kind of puzzling.” His rock star series, as Rudd calls it, includes the Beatles, PJ Harvey, Frank Zappa, David Thomas, part of a band called Pere Ubu and Sparks, a band since the 70s. Rudd said he has quite a few paintings at Proteus, an Odessa hair salon,
and Everywhair, another salon in Midland.
He also has his work posted on the Internet and has sold several
paintings through his site. Through his site, Rudd said he’s formed a
worldwide fan base.
It takes Rudd an average of 40 hours to finish a painting, although some
take 25 or even 100 hours, depending on how much work is involved.
“I’ve got to have it all drawn out in pencil exactly the way it
needs to be,” Rudd said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact: David Rudd
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