About The Artist

I was a talented artist as a young child. My high school art teacher said I was the best drawer she ever had in her classes. I was also a National Merit Scholar and aspiring scientist. I went to college and got a B.S. in Biology. I was at the top of my classes and graduated with honors. Unfortunately this was during the Reagan administration, which was slashing and burning budgets for science and health research.

My future as a biologist was either a greedy pharmaceutical company, or the environment. Even in the late 1980s I didn't believe humans would save the planet any time soon. I was also skeptical about aspects of the theory of evolution. I became cynical and turned to painting and spiritual seeking.

I attended college in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the late 1980s. The Salvador Dali art museum was there, which housed many amazing paintings by this underrated surrealist master. I was inspired. I tried to paint after college instead of going to grad school. My surrealist paintings were terrible, but I learned and experimented with a lot of materials and techniques.

I moved to Arizona cerca 1999 and started painting angels. I painted better paintings. I had a few gallery exhibits in San Diego, Chapel Hill, and Tempe on Mill Avenue. I hustled and sold a few paintings, but nothing remarkable. I sort of gave up.

After many years of mediocre paintings, I tried again when the pandemic hit in spring of 2020. I had some success, at least by my standards. I painted "In The Sunny Spot". Later I would re-paint the frame of this work to blue and yellow, and the cap of the monkey to a Russian military cap. This became a Ukraine homage painting.

I'm encouraged by my improvements from 2020 to 2025, painting better paintings each year. My goal is to paint the best paintings I can paint. I always strive for my best. Now in my late 50s, I am pushing to paint the best paintings I can, before I can no longer do so.

I do not really identify as a Christian at this time, even though I paint angels and heavenly spaces. I am a Christian ally, because I do believe in God and real angels (and have been blessed to speak to some on occasion), but the text of the Bible is highly problematic. I believe we are all interdimensional angels, just on different 'teams', including Buddhists, witches, and 'pagans'.

I incorporate a lot of symbolism in my work, but I leave out Bibles and crosses for this neutral reason. I aim to make all of my paintings about love in some non-denominational way. Everyone is meaningful. I believe everyone should follow their highest passion, and mine appears to be art. I hope viewers can find beauty and inspiration in my paintings.

Inquiries: randklineart@gmail.com

"Art is biographical narrative. Your art is your story, so subject matters. Find subjects that motivate you." - Florent Farges

"Art is autobiographical. It's a personal process and journey. Painting is silent poetry. Art communicates our soul, without words." - Stefan Baumann

Exhibitions 2000-2005:

Golden Pacific Arts (San Diego)(Closed)

Mood Swings Salon and Gallery

Halo Boutique Mill Avenue (Closed)