Porch

""When viewing a
painting, one does it
by looking at it with
one's eyes. But
there is the emotion
of feeling. If I can in
my way of painting
emote a feeling of
the subject that I've
chosen, I feel I've
succeeded in my
work as a painter."

'Round the
Fountain
Permanent
Collection
Porch
Watercolor
Acquired 1975

Rudolph Ohrning -- Skokie, Illinois

Rudolph Ohming's international group shows include: in New York, the American Watercolor Society, National Academy of Design, Knickerbocker Artists and Allied Artists of America; Swedish-American Exhibition, Chicago; Alabama Watercolor Society; and International Exhibition of Watercolor, The Basque Watercolor Society, Bilbao, Spain. A graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, he's a member of the American Watercolor Society. He's represented in dozens of collections, including Amoco Corp., Borg-Wamer Corp. and Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago; Municipal Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa; Parkersburg Art Center, West Virginia; and Toyota Co., Japan.