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A traditional western artist, Larry Case was born and raised in northwest Oklahoma. He received a B.A. in art from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and later earned a master’s degree. Case and his wife, Rita, currently make their home in Oklahoma City, where he works out of the studio in his home. His pencil drawings and oil paintings are primarily modern-day ranch scenes dealing with people and their relationships with each other, their animals, and their land. His paintings tell a story of their everyday lives, yet he always leaves out just enough to stimulate the viewer’s imagination. Case
says, “Drawing and painting is as natural to me as eating or sleeping,
something that has to be done.” He appreciates a high degree of
technical skill by other artists, and he tries to maintain the highest
possible level of this skill in his own work. Case draws on the memories
of working on his in-laws’ ranch, and he spends countless hours
on research, sketching, and planning before beginning to paint. His research
includes spending a lot of time traveling to find “background scenery”
and being invited to numerous cowboy gatherings and modeling sessions.This is where his ideas become “scenarios” that he will set-up
and photograph and which will eventually lead to a painting. Case travels
the west extensively and says, “I enjoy the mountains and painting
mountain country really appeals to me.” For reference, he always
uses photographs that he has personally taken. He feels that he has to
be there and experience it first hand.
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