Rick Bartow Art
Rick Bartow was an American artist, sculptor and painter, born in Newport, Oregon, on December 16, 1946. His father's family was of Wiyot heritage. In Oregon, the family developed close ties with the local Siletz Indian community. When Bartow was five, his father died. His non-Indian mother then married Andrew Mekemson, whom Bartow considered to be a beloved second father. He became interested in art at an early age, encouraged by his aunt Amy Bartow, who was studying art and art education at the University of Washington. His love for art continued through high school and extended to music when he took up the guitar and bongos. Bartow attended Western Oregon University and graduated in 1969 with a degree in secondary art education. In 1969, he was drafted into the army and sent to Vietnam. He served in the Vietnam war from 1969–71 as a teletype operator and as a musician in a military hospital, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star. He primarily created pastel, graphite and mixed media drawings, wood sculptures, acrylic paintings, drypoint etchings, monotypes and a small number of ceramic works. Bartow died on April 2, 2016, at the age of 69, of congestive heart failure.
1990s Contemporary Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel
1980s Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
1950s Abstract Expressionist Rick Bartow Art
India Ink, Handmade Paper
1960s Contemporary Rick Bartow Art
Oil Pastel, Laid Paper
2010s Contemporary Rick Bartow Art
Oil Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil, Paper
1960s Abstract Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Rick Bartow Art
Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Other Medium
2010s Contemporary Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Expressionist Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
Early 1900s Realist Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Abstract Rick Bartow Art
Ink, Archival Paper
1980s Expressionist Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel
Mid-20th Century Modern Rick Bartow Art
Paper, Pastel