About Johne Richardson

A son of the prairie, Johne Richardson was born and raised in Kansas, and grew up with a fierce love of cowboys, history, the American West, the Flint Hills, big skies, and wide-open spaces.

“The elusive, ever-changing, and subtle roll of the cowboy hat brim, caught in the sunlight, is the most marvelous subject, visually, that I’ve ever encountered, and perhaps the most difficult to paint.

I work hard to simplify the complex countenance of the cowboy- to relate his or her story with large, graphic shapes, a lively surface, color that speaks, is affectionate towards the light, and with a dynamic composition that is always attempting to break free of the boundaries of canvas. And at the same time, I’m attempting to capture an intensely personal, and fleeting, moment or mood. To me, landscapes are portraits as well, with the presence of human or animal life, if not a literal part of the image, very much implied.”

Johne Richardson