ABREU FINE ART GALLERY - Blue Ridge, Georgia

Rick Lucas

Rick grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Rochester Institute of Technology where he majored in photography, graduating in 1976. For the three years after college, Rick started his career in photography working as a commercial photographer and custom lab technician.

In 1979 Rick felt the desire to see more of the world through his own lens and left Cleveland to hitchhike through Europe for 4 months. It was here he began to create his own portfolio of work. Arriving back in the United States having been inspired by his travels with a more global view of the world, Rick decided to see his own country. He sold his car, bought a VW Bus, converted it to a camper, and traveled the US for the next three and a half years. Traveling only back roads, he was inspired by the sights he saw, and decided to journal his journey with his photography. Generally Rick would head south during the winter and north during the summer, but wherever he went he settled in, worked in communities and met many new friends along the way.

Finally Rick decided to settle down in Denver in 1983 and began working in both a custom photographic lab and then color separation house. During this time he began to sell his photographs through several galleries consisting of both previous work from traveling as well as new work. Rick then opened his own studio as a commercial photographer and evolved into specializing in the photography of fine art that grew to serve over 300 artists.

In 1993 Rick moved to Atlanta and worked in a variety of positions in photography and digital imaging. For the past 11 years Rick has been a consultant to the graphics and photographic industries specializing in quality control, color management, scanning, digital photography and workflow solutions based out of Atlanta. During this time he has set up and taught many others how to capture and reproduce high quality artwork and continues to work as a consultant. In 2006 Rick co-authored a book on the practical aspects of digital color management.

Several years ago Rick and JoAnn Antonelli met and bought an old homestead in Ellijay, Georgia just north of Atlanta. It was here, inspired by being in the mountains, that Rick decided to become a full time photographer again. Rick converted a guesthouse on the property to a photo studio and a state of the art digital printing facility for both his own work as well as printing giclée prints for his clients.



Bewildered by Rick Lucas Photography Framed 23" X 27"	Georgia by Rick Lucas Photography Framed 21" X 25"	Beyond by Rick Lucas Photography Framed 26" X 29"

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Shredded by Rick Lucas Photography Framed 23" X 27"	Wood Tears by Rick Lucas Photography Framed 24" X 27"