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Jagged red by Richard Willson

San Rafael by Richard Willson

It's a mixed up world by Richard Willson

Celestial movement by Richard Willson

April 2, 2020 by Richard Willson

My COVID-19 Yearbook by Richard Willson

Glendale bridge abutments by Richard Willson

Cathedral by Richard Willson

Arroyo Seco #6 by Richard Willson

Arroyo Seco #5 by Richard Willson

Arroyo Seco #4 by Richard Willson

Arroyo Seco #3 by Richard Willson

Arroyo Seco #2 by Richard Willson

Mather Point II by Richard Willson

Santa Fe, looking north by Richard Willson

Pedernal Mountain by Richard Willson

From Mather Point by Richard Willson

Lake Abiquiu by Richard Willson

Southern Pacific by Richard Willson

The Approach by Richard Willson

The Ascent by Richard Willson

4th Street Frisbee by Richard Willson

Life Wants to Live by Richard Willson

Leaping Viaduct by Richard Willson
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About Richard Willson
Richard Willson is a plein air and landscape painter in Los Angeles, California. A co-founder of the Mount Washington Plein Air Painters, his work seeks to create empathetic observation of the interaction of the natural and built environments. The geographic focus of his work is the communities of Northeast Los Angeles.
Willson's art is influenced by the urgency of global environmental challenges. He sees plein air painting as a way of understanding and appreciating nature and human activity, leading to the view that "observation is environmentalism". Plein air painting places the artist in a context of changing light, weather, seasonal variations, and plant cycles. It also provides opportunity to observe human activity with nature. In Willson's case, a bridge, road, or building is often seen in relation to natural settings.
Willson's paintings are a parallel effort to his research and teaching activities on environmental sustainability as a professor at Cal Poly Pomona. Willson holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and has studied art at Otis Parsons Institute in Los Angeles.