Village Fine Art Gallery, Artist Richard Greene

Richard Greene

Richard is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and lives and works here. He has an extraordinary drive to produce art that communicates with people.

He graduated with honors from the Ringling School of Art and Design after winning best-of-show in many competition exhibits while in school.

He received special animation training at Walt Disney Studios in Hollywood in the animator development program. He benefited from figure movement studies, acting classes with Al Ruscho, anatomy classes with Dr. Stuart Scimado, and animation lectures with Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, Marc Davis, Ward Kimball, and the fantastic layout man and designer of Fantasia, Ken O'Connor.

As assistant animator with Disney Animation, he worked with the director, head animator, and layout man to draw the character of "Lumiere" in Beauty and the Beast. He also created story boards and character design. The image of the creepy, evil old man that captures Bell's father was from one of his color paintings. He helped animate several characters in Rescuers Down Under.

Richard has done illustration work for Coke, Magnavox, Philco, and many other clients. Recently he designed murals and dioramas for McClung Museum and the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum. In 2004 he helped restore the murals in Blount Mansion in Knoxville.

Since leaving Disney, Richard has pursued fine art and portrait painting in all mediums, but currently is concentrating on work in oil on canvas. His oil paintings are prized by collectors. Village Fine Art is pleased to represent such a versatile artist.

*Still Life* Oil on canvas 30" x 40"
*Troubled Waters* Oil on canvas 30" x 40"
*City in Winter* Oil on canvas 30" x 40"
*Lakeside Terrace* Oil on canvas 24" x 36"
*Sailboats at Rest* Oil on canvas 24" x 36"
*By the Water* Oil on canvas 24"x 36"
*On the Hudson* Oil on canvas 24" x 36"
*Winter Dusk* Oil on canvas 24" x 30"
*Flowers in an Oval Vase* Oil on canvas 36" x 24"
*Pink Flowers in a White Vase* Oil on canvas 36" x 24"
*Crossing the East River* Oil on canvas
*San Francisco* Oil on canvas 24" x 30" SOLD
*New York* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*The Battery* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*Central Park* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*Cityscape* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*The Golden Gate* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*San Francisco Bay* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*Across the Bay* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*Bridge to the Village* Oil on canvas 24" x 30" SOLD
*Paris* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*The Tower* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*The Eiffel Tower* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*Welcome* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"
*Street in the City* Acrylic on canvas board 16" x 20"