Mike Rider

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Mike Rider aka (Michael T. Rider)
American Artist
(1958- )

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Mike is originally from San Leandro, California.

He lived briefly in Pennsylvania and moved to Arizona in 1976. He received his formal art education at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, studying under artists Jim Pile and Jack Breckenridge.

Mike has been drawing and painting professionally since 1980 and has exhibited in numerous art galleries including: Alwun House - Phoenix, Arizona Harry Wood Gallery - Arizona State University Soft Touch Gallery - San Francisco, California Scottsdale Artists League Show - Biltmore Fashion Square, Scottsdale Gasov and Gurule Gallery of International Fine Art - Scottsdale, Arizona

Mike's early work was in the surrealist style.

Examples:

"Connection, Concession" watercolor and pencil on paper 15"x22"

"Prophet" graphite and charcoal on paper 15"x22"

After working in the surrealist style for many years Mike decided to turn away from exposing the nightmare of modern existence and instead, began depicting the forests and streams of Arizona where he had always enjoyed hiking.

Currently Michael Rider paints oil landscapes of the Arizona high country featuring detailed depictions of water reflections. In addition, he is currently painting figurative works.

The medium he uses is oil on canvas.

Examples:

"Windy Canyon Creek" oil on canvas 2007 36"x36"

"Conan in the Creek" oil on canvas 2007 16"x20"

Additionally, Mike Rider draws portraits by commission.

an example:

"Joe Brown" pencil on paper date unknown

From 1995-2001 Mike was a key character cleanup animation artist at Fox Animation Studios and Anvil Studios in Phoenix, Arizona. He worked on the following animated feature films:

Anastasia (named individually in film credits)-nominated for an Academy Award Bartok the Magnificent (named individually in film credits) Titan AE (named individually in film credits) Prince Of Egypt (Fox Animation studio named in film credits) Eight Crazy Nights(Anvil studio named in film credits) Spirit (Anvil studio named in film credits) Birdman: Attorney At Law(named individually in TV credits as Mike Ryder)

Since 2003 Mike Rider has been an art and animation instructor at the Art Institute of Phoenix.

Additional paintings and drawings by Mike Rider may be seen at mikeriderart.com.

Mike currently exhibits his paintings exclusively at the Gasov & Gurule Gallery of International Fine Art in Scottsdale Arizona.