West Wind Fine Art has represented Richard Schmid's paintings since 1998. And was the proud sponsor of the historic exhibition, RICHARD SCHMID & HIS INFLUENCE, with paintings exploring Childhood Innocence by artists directly taught and mentored by Richard. The show held at New York's Salmagundi Club in June 2009 was a great success and featured oils by, Richard Schmid, Nancy Guzik, Timothy R. Thies, Daniel Gerhartz, Rose Frantzen, Scott Burdick, Susan Lyon, Clayton J. Beck III, Paul Mullally, Molly Schmid, Gretchen Schmid, Judy Stach, and Casey Baugh.

Throughout Richard Schmid's distinguished career, as painter and teacher, he has been a candid spokesman for what is known as the Grand Manner, a certain mingling of virtuosity and unrestrained joy in Art. Since 1958, Schmid has won nearly every major art award in the United States, including the prestigious American Watercolor gold medal. In 1987 he was honored with the $100,000 National Arts for the Parks award for his oil painting, "Mountain Stream -Rocky Mountain National Park."

In June of 2000, Mr. Schmid was the recipient of the John Singer Sargent Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the American Society of Portraits Artists Foundation. The award was presented by Richard Ormand, Sargent's grand nephew during a special awards ceremony hosted by The Portrait Society's Conference held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

In 2005 Mr. Schmid was awarded the gold medal from The Portrait Society of America. He was also presented with an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Art in Old Lyme, CT.

In 1998 Richard Schmid completed his third book, ALLA PRIMA- Everything I Know About Painting, published by STOVE PRAIRIE PRESS, LLC TM, which focuses mainly on painting from life. Now in its 9th printing, ALLA PRIMA has been sold to artists in over 40 countries worldwide as well as to artists, museums, libraries, and collectors in the United States. Schmid's new Landscape Book is expected to be released in late 2009.

Mr. Schmid's Art has been exhibited by The Butler Institute of American Art in 2003, The Smithsonian Institution, The Thomas Gilcrease Museum, The Colorado Historical Society, The Beijing Exhibition Center in China, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Palette and Chisel Academy, The Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, VT, The Harvard Club of Boston, and The Boston International Fine Art Show among others.

Richard Schmid's Gallery Representation:

* WEST WIND FINE ART, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho www.WestWindFineArt.com
* Contact: Kristen Thies, Co-Owner: Email: Kristen@WestWindFineArt.com or by calling 208-667-0597
* 13th Annual RICHARD SCHMID FINE ART AUCTION, Bellevue, Colorado.
www.richardschmidartauction.com. Fundraiser for the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department.

Upcoming Shows hosted by West Wind Fine Art Gallery

* Autumn Open House, October 16, 2009 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Affiliations:

* President/Founder: Stove Prairie Press, LLC
* Co-Founder: Putney Painters, Putney, Vermont
* Artist Member: The Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY.