Richard F. Stone

Dick painted continually throughout his various careers, but it was only in 1989 when he left New York City and moved to Eastern Long Island that he was able to devote all of his time to his painting.   

Tragically, in 1993, a fire completely destroyed his studio in Sag Harbor, burning it to the ground and eradicating 40 years of his work. The fire threatened all of Main Street, Sag Harbor, an historical, 19^th century whaling town, and was reported upon extensively in the subsequent days by the New York Times. Dick had to start over and, gradually, his present work emerged. 

His recent solo show in 2004 at the Elaine Benson Gallery in Bridgehampton, New York, brought 40 paintings into view. 

He is a member of American Abstract Artists.