Original Works   by   Richard Mravik  Prices include framing.
"Winter Solitude" Oil on Board, 36" x 12" Call for Price	"Paradise Meadows" Oil on Board, 24" x 18" Call for Price	"Alpine Trail" Oil on Board, 20" x 30" Call for Price
"Safe Return" Oil on Board, 18" x 24" Call for Price	"Forest Light" Oil on Board, 20" x 24" Call for Price	"Morning Trail" Oil on Board, 24" x 36" Call for Price
"Night Lit Bay" Oil on Board, 24" x 36" Call for Price	"Cygnet and Water Lilies" Oil on Board, 16.5" x 25" Call for Price	"Nature's Bridge (Lake O'Hara)" Oil on Board, 48" x 32" Call for Price
"Morning Star" Oil on Board, 20" x 24" Sold	"Sundance" Oil on Board, 40" x 40" Sold	"Harbour Lights" Oil on Board, 16" x 20" Sold
"Valley Sunset" Oil on Board, 18" x 24" Sold	"From the Top" Oil on Board, 24" x 24" Sold	"Sunshine Kisses - Mt. Washington, Vancouver Island" Oil on Board, 36" x 24" Sold
"Sunset Trail" Oil on Board, 40" x 20" Sold	"Dazzling River" Oil on Board, 40" x 30" Sold	"Woodland Passage" Oil on Board, 36" x 24" Sold
"High Water" Oil on Board, 24" x 36" Sold	"River's Journey (Jasper)" Oil on Board, 24" x 48" Sold	"Silence" Oil on Board, 35" x 18.5" Sold
"Solitary Brook (Bow Lake)" Oil on Board, 40" x 40" Sold	"Emerald Lake" Oil on Board, 40" x 40" Sold	"Silent Pond (Emerald Lake)" Oil on Board, 30" x 40" Sold
"Forest Spirit (Banff)" Oil on Board, 32" x 48" Sold	"Lake Trail (Bow Lake)" Oil on Board, 24" x 48" Sold	"Spring Blossom" Oil on Board, 10" x 15" Sold
"First Cherry" Oil on Board, 10" x 14" Sold	"At the Shadow's Edge" Oil on Board, 23" x 20" Sold	"Rising Light" Oil on Board, 31.5" x 48" Sold
"Crystal Lagoon" Oil on Board, 36" x 24" Sold	"Gentle Flow" Oil on Board, 45" x 30" Sold

Richard Mravik  

Of Hungarian decent, Richard was born in July 17, 1973 in the city of Nove Zanky, Slovakia. He attended elementary school and later in trade school to become an auto mechanic. After high school he served in the Slovak army for 18 months as part of the government requirement. He found a job at a local garage after his discharge from the army.

Richard began painting when he lost his job due to a down turn in the economy when Slovakia separated from the Czechoslovak Republic in 1993. Despite the fact he never received formal training, his talent for capturing reality and bringing it to life on canvas was apparent. His early paintings were commissioned works including portraits of pets and children. However, it was his interest in nature that motivated him to pursuit painting as a career.

In 1999 he immigrated to Canada and was soon introduced to the North American art scene. He traveled across central and western Canada, camping in the wilderness province by province, to immerse himself in Canada's natural heritage.

The constantly changing nature provides Richard the source for his inspiration. By using oil as a medium and only using 6 colours (white, yellow, red, brown, blue & black), the colours are mixed into desired shades to bring his subjects to life. And it's his exceptional attention to details that enables his paintings to act as portals for transporting the viewers to the place and moment as seen through Richard's eyes.