Some beautiful work by veteran painter Richard Schmid. This ol' grizzly bear has plenty of years under his belt, and it shows. There's such a humanistic element to his mark making and color relationships- and though it's not hard to feel moved, it is difficult to explain. However, it's no more difficult than trying to explain where his ruthlessly energetic mark making comes from- considering his age and experience. A master that we have the good fortune to see working in our age.