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About the Artist
Ron Iverson is one of the foremost visionary and "realist" artists today. He is highly recognized for his ultra realistic style of wildlife and scenic paintings.
In 1995, Iverson created his own art publishing company. The name was derived from Exodus 35:35, which states God has gifted us in many areas, including that of 'artistic works'. That year he created a series of Christmas prints for Ben Franklin Craft stores. The 1995 promotion exceeded sales of 80,000 prints.
Iverson Created the extensively collected painting: "Lion and Lamb" with a lambs face hidden within the lion's. The first year, sales topped 14,000 prints. Soon after, Iverson released the popular print: "Wise Men Still Seek Him". This painting is a depiction of the three Wisemen following the star over Bethlehem. There is a lion hidden in the sky as well. "I like to hide things in my paintings," Iverson says, "it's kind of a trademark." To date, Iverson has several new prints to be released throughout the next 3 years, which are anticipated to be as equally sought after.
His visionary art can be found in over 3000 Christian bookstores and many art galleries nationwide. Currently his originals are in over 300 private collections worldwide.
Iverson draws his inspiration from his varied and eclectic life experiences. Born in 1959 on the island of Oahu and the son of a Topgun fighter pilot and whose mother modeled for Norman Rockwell, finds his past full of rich experiences and exposure to many ideas and cultures.
Ron’s formal training consists of a B.A. in Counseling in Theology and he minored in Commercial Art. During his teens Ron, like many people was looking for meaning and purpose in life.
"Not having a strong religious background I had many questions concerning the reality of God. When I was eighteen I had a phenomenal experience with Christ that changed my life. I had an understanding of why I was here…you know…my purpose, my reason for being here. I realized that God has given all of us unique and special talents and giftings. Mine was obviously not music. I couldn’t sing a lick…except in the shower! No, I realized I was given this passion to make pictures! I love photography, having shot over 30,000 slides for reference. I love animals and God created them and I love to paint them for people. It’s my way of adding beauty to someone’s life".
Ron also creates what he calls visionary art.
"I see so many pictures inside me…you know of Jesus and the Bible. I have been to the Middle East twice and both times had a radical impact on my life. The Bible and the life of Christ are so real to me…I want to share that with people."
These days, much of Ron’s time is spent traveling to art shows, or working on numerous projects, which exercise his gifts and abilities. This all being done when he is not painting in his studio or enjoying his very little free time at the log home where he and his wife live, in central Minnesota.
Iverson's other past interests include living in Alaska and working as a Salmon fisherman. He also spent many years as a fishing guide in Minnesota. Iverson also trained and competed in body building contests. He won the first contest he entered and claimed the coveted Mr. Minnesota title. He still trains regularly today.
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Giclée Prints
Like offset lithographs, giclée prints start with an original painting. A transparency or original is scanned into a computer, where it can be color corrected, stored digitally and printed out as needed on an Iris printer. A series of tiny nozzles spray the paper, which is mounted on a rotating drum, with a fine stream of ink-more than four million droplets per second is sprayed onto archival art paper. Exact calculation of hue, value and density direct the ink from four nozzles. This produces a combination of 512 chromatic changes (with over three million colors possible of highly saturated, non-toxic water-based ink. Since no screens are used in Giclee printing, the prints have a higher resolution than lithographs and the dynamic color range is greater than serigraphy. Even under extreme magnification, these prints are virtually indistinguishable from the original painting. And because they are printed on the same archival paper that the original was painted on, the impression of originality is even more convincing.
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