Ron Elstad's Resume

1660 W. Broadway, #154
Anaheim, CA. 92802-1154
714-999-6684/e-mail: info@ronelstadfineart.com
Web address: www.ronelstadfineart.com

Ron Elstad specializes in oil paintings of the western landscapes and coastal scenes with bold aggressive color and brush work.

Awards: (selected)

Two Gold Medals, Best of Show: Society of Illustrator’s annual West Show – 1989

Bronze Award: Art of California Magazine’s Discovery Awards Competition – 1993

Award of Excellence: Oil Painters of America’s annual juried national and regional competitions - 1992, 93, 94 & 95

Award of Excellence: California Art Club’s – 85th, 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd & 93rd annual Gold Medal Exhibition – 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 2000, 2001 & 2003

Special Exhibitions: (selected)

Oil Painters of America’s annual juried national art exhibit, Chicago Illinois – 1992 & 93, San Antonio, Texas – 1995

Oil Painters of America’s first annual juried regional art exhibit, Waterhouse Gallery Santa Barbara, CA. – 1993, Poulsen Gallery, Inc., Pasadena, CA. – 1994

LaPorte’s Fine Art Gallery, Pacific Grove, CA. – One Man Show, 1993

The Oaks, spring and fall, Classics, Joan Irvine Smith’s thoroughbred horse ranch, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 1992, 93, 94 & 95

Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA. – 1994

Spring Salon, hosted by the Edenhurst and Morseburg Galleries, West Hollywood, CA, 2001, Fall Salon. 2002

California Art Club (Old Mill Gallery) San Marino, CA. 2001 & 2002

Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, CA.- paintings of old China Town, 2002

Personal:

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1944. Presently living in Orange County, CA.

Education:

An AA Degree in Advertising Communications from Santa Ana College, 1976 (continued from LA Trade Technical College, 1967)

Two Semesters of Illustration Techniques with Dan McCaw at the Art Center School of Design, 1980

Oil painting workshops with Dan McCaw, 1980 & 81

Collectors: (selected)

The United States Air Force, Washington, DC.

Mrs. Joan Irvine Smith, San Juan Capistrano, CA. (founder of the Irvine Museum)

Mr. Jean Stern, Irvine, CA. (art historian, lecturer and director of the Irvine Museum)

Mr. James P. Warmington, Newport Beach, CA. (President and CEO of Warmington Homes, Costa Mesa, CA.)

Lecturing:

The Art Center School of Design – Cal State Fullerton – the Los Angeles Fashion Institute, Golden West College and Private Organizations

Teaching:

The Art Academy of Los Angeles, the Beil Studio, Costa Mesa, CA and private individual instruction.

Art Affiliations:

Signature member of the Oil Painters of America

Artist Member of the California Art Club

Former Member of the Laguna Beach Museum’s Historical Collection Council and board member of the Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA.

Present Gallery Representation:

The Hollis Gallery, South Pasadena, CA.

The Morseburg Gallery, West Hollywood, CA.

The Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.

The Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman, Montana.

Former Gallery Representation:

The Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA,

The Joan Irvine Smith Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
The Trailside Gallery, Carmel, CA.

The Taos Gallery, New Mexico and Scottsdale, Arizona