 Rick
Herron was born in 1949 in El Salvador. He has a degree in English
Literature from Clinch Valley College, UVA, 1982 and Graphic
Design from Northern Virginia Community College, 1999.
At the age of Seven he began
drawing cars, practicing on the new models from Detroit, then
on original designs of mid-ship engine GTs. He constructed two
of his original designs from sheet plastic, mounting one on a
1/18th chassis of an XJ 220 Jaguar and the other on a Lamborghini
Diablo chassis. These were awarded second and first place at
the Northern Virginia IMPSI modelers shows in 1996 and 1997 respectively.
He freelances as an automotive
artist and has accepted and completed many commissions form classic
car owners in the area. Currently he has licensing agreements
with Ford Motor Co. and Carrol Shelby, which allows him to sell
reproductions of his art work with their authorization.
Rick paints his subjects on
acid free illustration board using acrylic as a medium. He continues
to paint and will accept commissions on any subject matter
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