Richard Goff

I’ve been painting in water media for more than 40 years. I create unique and interpretive landscapes, forms, and figures which are rendered in bright hues of gouache, tied together by a background of black ink. I enjoy exploring new subject matter and techniques of application, but the choice and use of color are what make painting an expressive, energizing pastime for me.  My north star is to strive for integrity of craft and my goal is to produce artwork that always finds its best home.

I’m a Signature Member of the Virginia Watercolor Society, a juried member of Potomac Valley Watercolorists, a Signature Member and Great Lakes Fellow of the Michigan Watercolor Society. Over the years I’ve had featured artist exhibitions in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan Hospital main corridor, Catherine McCauley Health Center, and Concordia University. In Kalamazoo, I’ve had solo shows at Western Michigan University and Pfizer Corporation Headquarters. In Virginia, I’ve been featured at Falls Church Arts Space and Falls Church City Hall, as well as at the Arts Depot Spotlight Gallery in Abingdon. In 2024 I had a solo exhibition at the Village Arts Factory in Canton, MI, and was chosen by Creative Washtenaw’s Power Art program to have an image on permanent display in downtown Ann Arbor at the corner of Packard Road and S. Main Street.

My paintings have appeared in 24 juried state shows, many regional juried and solo exhibitions in Michigan and Virginia, and in the 2009 National Watercolor Society All Member Show in San Pedro, CA. Corporate art collections have acquired my paintings along with hundreds of private collectors. I’m a regular participant in The Sunday Artisan Market at Kerrytown, the West Side Art Hop, and Kindlefest in Ann Arbor. In Michigan I have work for sale at Ann Arbor’s Gutman Gallery and Northville’s Dancing Eye Gallery.

~ Richard