Artist Rick Pender works in the traditional style of the Old Masters, primarily in oils on canvas. All work is representational. His fortÒ is portraits and figurative work. Available for portrait or fine art commissions. Rick Pender is a painter in the Classical Realist manner. His canvases show his ability to capture subjects truthfully, while imparting a strength of feeling that transcends the visibly tangible. His work reflects an esteemed regard for the baroque style of painting practiced by artists beginning in the late 1500s, as well as those of the later Dutch "Golden Age" painters, continuing through the Neoclassical and Naturalist painters, to the Romanticism of 19th century English and French painters. Embracing their genius, Rick is devoted to preserving age-old methods of picture making, while employing his manner of the Classical Realist style. Rick says, "Reverence for history''s unequaled pioneers in painting is what keeps me grounded. Theirs is a proven order that has