About The Artist

I was a talented artist as a very young child. My high school art teacher said I was the best draftsman she had ever had in her classes. Those were the days of yellow #2 pencils, mechanical sharpeners screwed to the wall, and tempera paints. Good times.

I was also a National Merit Scholar and aspiring scientist. I went to college and got a B.S. in Biology 1991. I was at the top of my classes, graduated with honors, and had a perfect score on the analytical GRE. 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 would like to be a Christian ally, because I do believe in God and real angels (and have been blessed to speak to some on occasion). I have problems with the text of the Bible, not with Christians per se. I believe we are all interdimensional angels, just on different 'teams'.

I incorporate a lot of symbolism in my work, but I leave out Bibles and crosses for this neutral reason. I believe in doing God/Source's work. I aim to make all of my paintings about love in some way. I believe we are all part of God/Source, doing work. 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)