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Knoxville artist Ron Williams is continually inspired by the beauty and grandeur of the Southern Appalachians.
While the Hudson River Valley School artists painted the Adirondacks and Catskills, Ron adapts the style to the
Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains, rivers and streams.
Often times painting the view as it may have been observed at the turn of the century.
He has achieved mastery in his field beyond comparison in contemporary art.
One has to go back to view the paintings of such masters as Frederic Church and Albert Bierstadt in order to find
American landscapes of comparable importance. There is no question that Ron has the soul and spirit of a master.
His ability to express his passionate enthusiasm for the mountains and valleys of his homeland in oils is self-taught.
He continually works to improve his skills and studies both the American and European masters for insights into their techniques.
His majestic canvases of mountains and rivers in oils have become legendary and widely collected.
The Knoxville Convention Center is home to two of Ron's landscapes, and his works are also included in
many corporate and private collections around the globe -- including the American Embassy in Poland
and private collections in London and St. Petersburg, Russia.
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