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Richard Ochs w/c titled Daisies in Rain, measures 14 1/2" x 22 1/2", nicely framed and matted.
One of the Hudson Valley’s most renowned watercolor
artists, the late Richard Ochs. Born in Newburgh in 1938, Ochs graduated from
Newburgh Free Academy in 1956, and then went off to college, planning on a career in
engineering. However, after majoring in economics and math at Hamilton College, he
decided on teaching instead.
After graduation, Ochs returned to his hometown along the Hudson, where he obtained
appointment
as a math
teacher at
South Junior
High
School. He
spent the
next 32
years in its
classrooms,
while on the
side taking
graduate
courses in
math at the
State
University
of New
York at
Albany and
at New
Paltz. He also served in the Army National Guard. On April 14, 1968, he and Lucinda
L. (Cindy) Bushart were married in Newburgh.
By the time Ochs retired from teaching in 1992, he had become well established as a
professional artist. With limited formal art training but with the early encouragement of
his mother, an amateur painter, he had over the years developed an interest in creative art.
By the 1970s, he had found his medium in watercolor. With an impressionistic approach
that produced “limpidly beautiful images,” he created works that were widely exhibited
and captured numerous awards. They found their way into galleries and institutional
collections all along the East Coast as well as into private collections, including that of
television personality Merv Griffin.
For many years, Ochs conducted demonstrations and art workshops throughout the
Northeast. In addition, he was very active in local art organizations, serving several
terms as President of the North East Watercolor Society, and leading the society through
much of its growth and accomplishment. He also served on the executive board of the
Kent Art Association, and was a member of other art organizations, including the
Salmagundi Club.
Condition reportvery good
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