“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.” - Piet Mondrian
I am a multimedia artist in Portland, Oregon. As an artist, my ideology is to start with intention about my medium, the colors or materials that inspire me, but then respond to what is happening on the surface of the painting. It is a dance between the artist and the painting, rather than the artist imposing their will on it.
The influences of diverse artists, writers, and poets are a subliminal part of me and always at work regardless of what I do. As a practicing internal medicine physician devoted to lifelong interdisciplinary learning, I like to allow the creative process to manifest itself alongside science. Literature, poetry and art represent the human condition, and that is what should drive medicine. They are not divorced from the other. Art helps me to be a better person and a better physician.
Fundamentally, I hope to create art that proceeds from and connects with human emotions. Although I am an abstract impressionist at heart, my primary goal is experimentation and discovery with each act of creation and expression of the preverbal creative process.
You can contact me at art@richauppalstudio.com or via Instagram at @richauppalstudio.

Featured work (two paintings from left)at a multi-artist show at Hemmings gallery, Sun Valley, Idaho.

Selected Works
Hummingbirds SOLD Handmade Italian watercolors and Herbin ink on canvas 24 in x 24 in. Custom framed.
The Wind in the Willows: Gold foil, walnut, brass. Multi-media series inspired by the escapades of Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger. Custom framed. Contact artist for pricing.
À La Recherche du Temps Perdu (In Remembrance of Times Past) Contact STF Interiors at 971.666.1369 Vinyl, acrylic, ink on canvas 30 in x 40 in x 2 in Custom framed
Alpha series (Nos. 1 -5) SOLD Gold foil, iron filings on wood. Inspired by the Palatino font. Contact artist to discuss commissions.
Malevich: “Do we need layers?” No.1 Contact STF Interiors at 971.666.1369 Acrylic on canvas 30 in x 40 in x 2 in Custom famed
Moody Blues Contact STF Interiors at 971.666.1369 Oil on canvas 48 in x 36 in x 1.5 in
Flavela Contact STF Interiors at 971.666.1369 Oil and dry pigment on canvas. 48 in x 36 in Custom framed
Kind of Blue (part of the painting seen here) Contact STF Interiors at 971.666.1369 Oil and pigment on canvas 60 in x 48 in x 1.5 in Price upon request
An Internal Landscape SOLD Acrylic and Flashe on canvas 16 in x 20 in x 1.5 in
A Field of Poppies SOLD Acrylic and Flashe on canvas 40 in x 30 in x 1.5 in Artist's frame, walnut
Synapses 2 SOLD Flashe and acrylic ink on canvas 16 in x 40 x 1.5 in Framed Price upon request
Untitled SOLD Acrylic on canvas 18 inches X 24 inches
Synapses 1 Flashe on canvas 36 in x 48 in x 1.5 in Framed Price upon request
Palimpsest 1 Flashe, acrylic and pastel on canvas 24 in x 24 in x 1.5 in Price upon request
‘Dante’s Inferno” or The Path of Love SOLD Oil on canvas 60 in x 48 in x 1.5 in
Four Seasons Oil and mixed media on canvas 36 in x 48 in x 1.5 in Framed Price upon request
Swifts 2 SOLD Charcoal, copper smelt and Conté on Somerset cotton paper 28 in x 22 in x 1.5 in Framed
Fly Fishing SOLD Pastel, acrylic and oil on canvas 48 in x 36 in x 1.5 in Framed Price upon request
Swifts 1 SOLD Charcoal, copper smelt and Conté on Somerset cotton paper 28 in x 22 in x 1.5 in Framed
Lush Life 1 Archival photograph taken with iPhone 13 Pro printed on Hahnemühle metallic paper mounted on dibond 19 in x 15 in x 0.25 in Price upon request
À La Recherche du Temps Perdu 2 SOLD (Remembrance of Things Past) Oil, pigment, pastel on heavy cotton paper 30 in x 24 in
Lush Life 2 SOLD Archival photograph taken with iPhone 13 Pro printed on Hahnemühle metallic paper mounted on dibond 19 in x 15 in x 0.25 in
Conducting music SOLD Acrylic on canvas 20 inches X 16 inches
Malevich: "Do we need layers?" No. 2 SOLD Acrylic on canvas, framed 30 inches X 40 inches X 2 inches
Jaune, Bleu, Rouge Oil on cradled wood panel 24 in x 36 in x 1.5 in each Price upon request
Lithium 2 SOLD Archival photograph taken with iPhone 13 Pro printed on Hahnemühle photo paper 8 in X 10 in x 1.5 in Framed
Lithium 3 SOLD Archival photograph taken with iPhone 13 Pro printed on Hahnemühle photo paper 8 in x 10 in x 1.5 in Framed
Lithium 1 SOLD Archival photograph taken with iPhone 13 Pro printed on Hahnemühle photo paper 8 in x 10 in x 1.5 in Framed
Automatism 2 SOLD Flashe, acrylic and walnut ink on canvas 24 in x 24 in x 1.5 in Acquired by Murdoch Gallery, Portland
Sunflowers SOLD Gouache on canvas 20 in x 16 in x 2.5 in Artist's frame, cherry
Automatism 1 SOLD Flashe, acrylic and walnut ink on canvas 24 in x 24 in x 1.5 in
Riot of Spring 1 SOLD Acrylic on canvas 48 inches X 24 inches
Untitled SOLD Gouache on canvas 14 in x 11 in x 2 in Framed
Riot of spring 2 SOLD Acrylic on canvas 48 inches X 24 inches
Santorini 2 Gouache on canvas 18 in x 24 in x 1.5 in Framed Price upon request
After Josef Albers SOLD Acrylic on wood panel 14 inches X 14 inches
Sunset in the San Juans SOLD Acrylic on wood panel 43 inches X 24 inches
After Matisse SOLD Acrylic on canvas 40 inches x 32 inches
Proust's curls-(An unresolved nightmare) SOLD Mixed media collage 16 in x 12 in x 2.5 in Framed
Haiku SOLD Acrylic, iron filings and wood glue on canvas Framed, custom stained and finished with Odie’s oil by artist 20 in X 16 in X 2 in
Black and Light No. 3 Acrylic on wood panel Contact Hemmings Gallery at 208.254.1097 12 in x 12 in x 2 in Framed
Black and Light No. 2 Acrylic on wood panel Contact Hemmings Gallery at 208.254.109 12 in x 12 in x 2 in Framed
Black and Light No. 1 Acrylic on wood panel Contact Hemmings Gallery at 208.254.1097 12 in x 12 in x 2 in Framed
Sound and Fury- Two face SOLD from Macbeth by William Shakespeare Sumi ink on bond paper 11 in x 17 in x 1.5 in Framed
The Search SOLD Words by Terry Pratchett Sumi ink, Acrylic ink on bond paper 11 in x 17 in x 1.5 in Framed
“A Roulette Universe” SOLD Words by Terry Pratchett Sumi ink on paper 9 in x 12 in x 1.5 in Framed
Sound and Fury SOLD from Macbeth by William Shakespeare Ink, oil on bond paper 11 in x 17 in x 1.5 in Framed Commissioned
“Misty” (Copeland) SOLD Oil, mixed media on canvas 40 in X 70 in X 2 in
Paris de nuit SOLD Poem by Jacques Prévert Oil, ink on bond paper 11 inches X 17 inches x 1.5 in Framed
Calla lilies 2 SOLD Ink on paper 11 in x 14 in x 2 in Box framed
“It’s not too late to dive into your increasing depths” SOLD Words by Rainer Maria Rilke. Sumi ink on paper 9 in x 12 in x 1.5 in Framed
Calla lilies 1 SOLD Ink on paper 11 in x 14 in x 2 in Box framed
By accident Words by Francis Bacon 11 in x 17 in Sumi ink, acrylic ink on bond paper Price upon request
Poetry paintings inspired by Macbeth, Louise Gluck, Raymond Carver, Chinese poetry and birds and Japanese calligraphy.