Richard McKinley has been a professional working artist for 35 years and has over 30 years of teaching experience. He is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and Northwest Pastel Society; Signature Distinguished Pastelist with the Pastel Society of the West Coast; Signature Master pastelist, Pastel Society of Oregon and a member of the Oil Painters of America. His work is represented in several national galleries and is a frequent contributing editor for the Pastel Journal Magazine. His work has been included in several books including: "A Painters guide to Design and composition", by Margot Schulzke and "Pure Color, the best of Pastel", edited by Maureen Bloomfield and James A. Markle, both are North Light publications. An avid plein air painter, Richard divides his time between painting the locations he is passionate about and reinterpreting those paintings back in the studio.