Articles by by Ralph Petty
From a Colorado ranch to Alaska to the Painting program at the University of California at Davis, Ralph is a well-traveled Renaissance man. An accomplished musician, saxophonist, singer, figurative and landscape painter, he made his way to Paris in 1976 where he worked for Sir Stanley W. Hayter in the Atelier 17 etching studio. He currently lives and works in Montreuil, teaching drawing and painting at The American University of Paris where he is also the Curator of the AUP Combes Gallery and founder of the permanent collection. Last year he cofounded "Flesh and Flora," a textile design company specializing in bed linen.
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