Rick Corbett is a native of Northern Massachusetts where he still resides. At a young age, he discovered a passion for drawing. Being completely self taught, he learned to draw by reading books on the Great Master Painters, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Rembrandt, Artemesia, but it was the German Painter, Albrecht Durer that turned him to realism. After seeing Durer's illustration of "The Hare", he was hooked and knew that realism was what he wanted to achieve in his art.
With no formal art training, Rick spends hours upon hours perfecting his technique. "I am a lifelong student of art" Rick often says as he works to develop patience as he works toward his goal of achieving realism.
Rick is inspired not only by other artists but from life itself. "I am inspired by people, textures, smells, sounds, all my senses seem to come alive when I draw. My drawings take me on an artistic journey of self discovery. I feel my soul awaken when I draw. GOD has given me a gift and it's a gift I hope to use to bring people closer together. It's a gift I hope to use to capture the beauty that's in this World. I don't want my drawings to simply be pictures drawn on pieces of paper - I want my drawings to be a celebration of life".
Group/Individual Exhibitions
November 2010 Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
June - August 2011 Re/Max Real Estate Sponsored "One Man Show" Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
November 2011 Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
December 2011 - February 2012 Mystic Coffee Roasters Group Exhibit, Medford MA.
November 2012 Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
December 2012 Harris A. Berman Diversity Gallery at Tufts Health Plan, Watertown MA.
November 2014 - Woburn Guild of Artists' Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
November 2015 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
November 2015 - Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Community Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
April 2016 - Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
November 2016 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Art Exhibit, Reading MA.
May 2017 - Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading MA.
June 2017 - Belmont Gallery of Art, "New Works" Group Exhibit, Belmont MA.
November 2017 - Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Community Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
May 2018 - Reading Art Association Annual Spring Exhibit and Sale, Reading, MA.
June 2018 - Wilmington Art Council, Wilmington Art Show, Wilmington, MA.
November 2018 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit and Sale, Reading, MA.
November 2018 - Woburn Guild of Artists’ Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
May 2019 - Wilmington Art Council, Wilmington Art Show, Wilmington, MA.
November 2019 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
November 2021 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
Awards and Honors
2010 First Place, Dry Medium Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Annu al Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
2012 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
2012 "Most Improved", Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
2014 Second Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists' Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2014 "The People's Choice Award", Woburn Guild of Artists Open Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2015 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2015 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Open Community Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2016 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2016 First Place, Mixed Media Category. Reading Art Association Annual Fall Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2017 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2017 "Popular Vote(People's Choice) Award, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2017 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2017 "People's Choice Award", Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2018 Second Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 Award of Excellence, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 First Place, Other Media (Pencil), Wilmington Art Council's 38th Annual Art Exhibit, Wilmington, MA.
2018 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 "Popular Vote(People's Choice) Award, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 First Place Dry Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists, Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2018 “People’s Choice” Award, Woburn Guild of Artists’ Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2019 Second Place, Other Media (Pencil), Wilmington Art Council's 39th Annual Art Exhibit, Wilmington, MA.
2019 First Place Dry Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2019 Popular Vote (People's Choice) Award, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2021 First Place Dry Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
With no formal art training, Rick spends hours upon hours perfecting his technique. "I am a lifelong student of art" Rick often says as he works to develop patience as he works toward his goal of achieving realism.
Rick is inspired not only by other artists but from life itself. "I am inspired by people, textures, smells, sounds, all my senses seem to come alive when I draw. My drawings take me on an artistic journey of self discovery. I feel my soul awaken when I draw. GOD has given me a gift and it's a gift I hope to use to bring people closer together. It's a gift I hope to use to capture the beauty that's in this World. I don't want my drawings to simply be pictures drawn on pieces of paper - I want my drawings to be a celebration of life".
Group/Individual Exhibitions
November 2010 Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
June - August 2011 Re/Max Real Estate Sponsored "One Man Show" Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
November 2011 Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
December 2011 - February 2012 Mystic Coffee Roasters Group Exhibit, Medford MA.
November 2012 Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
December 2012 Harris A. Berman Diversity Gallery at Tufts Health Plan, Watertown MA.
November 2014 - Woburn Guild of Artists' Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
November 2015 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
November 2015 - Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Community Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
April 2016 - Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
November 2016 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Art Exhibit, Reading MA.
May 2017 - Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading MA.
June 2017 - Belmont Gallery of Art, "New Works" Group Exhibit, Belmont MA.
November 2017 - Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Community Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
May 2018 - Reading Art Association Annual Spring Exhibit and Sale, Reading, MA.
June 2018 - Wilmington Art Council, Wilmington Art Show, Wilmington, MA.
November 2018 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit and Sale, Reading, MA.
November 2018 - Woburn Guild of Artists’ Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
May 2019 - Wilmington Art Council, Wilmington Art Show, Wilmington, MA.
November 2019 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
November 2021 - Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
Awards and Honors
2010 First Place, Dry Medium Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Annu al Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
2012 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
2012 "Most Improved", Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn MA.
2014 Second Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists' Annual Open Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2014 "The People's Choice Award", Woburn Guild of Artists Open Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2015 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2015 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Open Community Art Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2016 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2016 First Place, Mixed Media Category. Reading Art Association Annual Fall Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2017 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2017 "Popular Vote(People's Choice) Award, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2017 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2017 "People's Choice Award", Woburn Guild of Artists Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2018 Second Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 Award of Excellence, Reading Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 First Place, Other Media (Pencil), Wilmington Art Council's 38th Annual Art Exhibit, Wilmington, MA.
2018 First Place, Mixed Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 "Popular Vote(People's Choice) Award, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2018 First Place Dry Media Category, Woburn Guild of Artists, Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2018 “People’s Choice” Award, Woburn Guild of Artists’ Annual Fall Exhibit, Woburn, MA.
2019 Second Place, Other Media (Pencil), Wilmington Art Council's 39th Annual Art Exhibit, Wilmington, MA.
2019 First Place Dry Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2019 Popular Vote (People's Choice) Award, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.
2021 First Place Dry Media Category, Reading Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit, Reading, MA.