Work samples

  • Crouse,R - #1 Chesapeake City.jpg
    Crouse,R - #1 Chesapeake City.jpg
    Illustration of Chesapeake City, Maryland
  • Ma & Pa Trail
    Ma & Pa Trail
    Landscape Painting
  • Crouse,R - #2 Outdoor Pianists.jpg
    Crouse,R - #2 Outdoor Pianists.jpg
    Illustration of Piano players in California Landscape
  • Maine Oceanscape
    Maine Oceanscape
    Acrylic on Canvas of Maine landscape. Courtesy of Hunter S. Crouse

About Ron

Primarily an Illustrator, Ron is a graduate of Maryland Institute, College of Art, and has been creating art for several decades. He has worked in the retail field in Advertising, Marketing and Operations. His background also includes Promotions, Marketing Research and Screenprinting.

Pen & Ink with Color

This style includes mostly landscapes with some portraiture mixed in.
  • CaliforniaHome.jpg
    CaliforniaHome.jpg
  • CaliforniaPier.jpg
    CaliforniaPier.jpg
    Pacific Pier Illustration
  • GuatemalaGoats.jpg
    GuatemalaGoats.jpg
    Pen and Ink with color pencil
  • GuatemalaBeach.jpg
    GuatemalaBeach.jpg
  • Crouse,R-#2Kentucky.jpg
    Crouse,R-#2Kentucky.jpg
    Night scene
  • IBC Art.jpg
    IBC Art.jpg
    Craft Beer Brewery in Bel Air, Maryland
  • St.MichaelsScene.jpg
    St.MichaelsScene.jpg
    Dock scene from Maryland Eastern Shore
  • FellsPtHunter.jpg
    FellsPtHunter.jpg
    Portrait and townscape combo in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Crouse,R-#3StMichaels.jpg
    Crouse,R-#3StMichaels.jpg
    Street scene from St. Michael's, MD in town.
  • FrederickLandscape.jpg
    FrederickLandscape.jpg
    Live sketch from a porch in Frederick, MD

Portraits

Various portraits using Pen & Ink with color
  • Crouse,R.-#2-JohnMuir.jpg
    Crouse,R.-#2-JohnMuir.jpg

    Portrait of naturalist John Muir

  • Crouse,R.-#3-F.Douglas.jpg
    Crouse,R.-#3-F.Douglas.jpg
    Portrait of Abolitionist Frederick Douglas. Second in a series of "Honorable Americans" (John Muir)
  • BrianwithPeeWee.jpg
    BrianwithPeeWee.jpg
    A man and his dog. Pen & Ink with color on watercolor paper
  • MarshalYanda.jpg
    MarshalYanda.jpg
    Portrait of Baltimore Raven Marshal Yanda
  • LauraGuitaronCouch.jpg
    LauraGuitaronCouch.jpg
    Live sketch
  • JoniMitchell#1.jpg
    JoniMitchell#1.jpg
    Simple portrait of singer / songwriter / artist Joni Mitchell.
  • MightyJoeYoung#1.jpg
    MightyJoeYoung#1.jpg
    Illustration of Blues Great, guitarist Mighty Joe Young
  • ScottMclaughlin#1.jpg
    ScottMclaughlin#1.jpg
    Portrait of Scott McLaughlin
  • Streets of Cuba#1.jpg
    Streets of Cuba#1.jpg
    Portrait with Cuban street scene
  • Tedeschi.jpg
    Tedeschi.jpg
    Portrait of guitarist Susan Tedeschi

Covid Era Paintings

Acrylic on canvas paintings from the Covid Era.
  • Driveway Landscape.jpg
    Driveway Landscape.jpg
    En Plein Air 16" x 20" acrylic on canvas
  • LaurainYard.jpg
    LaurainYard.jpg
    En Plein Air 20" x 16" acrylic on canvas.
  • VanPortrait.jpg
    VanPortrait.jpg
    Portrait of the legendary Van Morrison. 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas.
  • MaineLandscape.jpg
    MaineLandscape.jpg
    16" x 20" acrylic on canvas
  • MaineOceanscape.jpg
    MaineOceanscape.jpg
    Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of Hunter S. Crouse
  • FloatingPumpkins2.jpg
    FloatingPumpkins2.jpg
    2nd in a series of "Floating Pumpkins" 16"x20" acrylic on canvas.
  • Smokehouse.jpg
    Smokehouse.jpg
    16"x20" acrylic on canvas
  • Waterfall.jpg
    Waterfall.jpg
    16"x20" acrylic on canvas
  • Ma&PaTrailPtg.jpg
    Ma&PaTrailPtg.jpg
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas. Field at Ma & Pa Trail
  • Azaelas.jpg
    Azaelas.jpg
    En Plein Air 20" x 16" Acrylic on Canvas.

More Paintings

2020 and 2021 Acrylic Paintings
  • Steve'sGarage.jpg
    Steve'sGarage.jpg
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas Steve's Garage
  • RockfieldManor.jpg
    RockfieldManor.jpg
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas of Historic Rockfield Manor, Bel Air, MD
  • LiriodendronScene.jpg
    LiriodendronScene.jpg
    18"x24" Acrylic on Canvas of View at Liriodendron
  • HavredeGraceArtWalk.jpg
    HavredeGraceArtWalk.jpg
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas of Town view, HdG, MD
  • GibsonHoranoffFarm
    GibsonHoranoffFarm
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas of Gibson/Horanoff Farm, Fallston, MD. Courtesy Barbara Horanoff
  • LandscapePainting (2).jpg
    LandscapePainting (2).jpg
    11"x14" Acrylic on Bristol Board, Landscape
  • Cait&ChelseaPainting.jpg
    Cait&ChelseaPainting.jpg
    14"x11" Acrylic on Canvas, Portrait
  • Ma&PaLandscape.jpg
    Ma&PaLandscape.jpg
    Equestrian Center Landscape, 14"x11" acrylic on canvas
  • MemlGardins.jpg
    MemlGardins.jpg
    11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas
  • BackyardPainting.jpeg
    BackyardPainting.jpeg
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas

'21/'22 Paintings

  • FallLandscape.jpg
    FallLandscape.jpg
    11"x14" acrylic on canvas, Fall Landscape
  • GoatIslandPainting (2).jpg
    GoatIslandPainting (2).jpg
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas - Landscape. Courtesy of Hunter S. Crouse
  • HunterPaintPortrait.jpg
    HunterPaintPortrait.jpg
    11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas * Portrait
  • LauraPaintPortrait.jpg
    LauraPaintPortrait.jpg
    11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas, Portrait
  • SnowyWoodsPainting.jpg
    SnowyWoodsPainting.jpg
    14"x11" Acrylic on Canvas - Winter Landscape
  • Snow&Treescape.jpg
    Snow&Treescape.jpg
    11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas - Landscape
  • PetersLakeNYpainting.jpg
    PetersLakeNYpainting.jpg
    16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas - Landscape. Courtesy of Peter Ludas
  • EllieDancingatFire.jpg
    EllieDancingatFire.jpg
    11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas Board. Courtesy of E. Welker
  • johnlewisPainting.jpg
    johnlewisPainting.jpg
    11"x14" Acrylic on Canvas
  • WinterCemetaryPtg.jpg
    WinterCemetaryPtg.jpg
    10"x8" Acrylic on Canvas

Paintings '23

Acrylic paintings from 2023

  • Carolina Lighthouse
    Carolina Lighthouse
    Acrylic on Canvas. Courtesy of Hunter S. Crouse
  • Backstreet at Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville, PA
    Backstreet at Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville, PA
    Acrylic on Canvas
  • Turkey Pt. Lighthouse
    Turkey Pt. Lighthouse
    Acrylic on Canvas
  • Barn at Swan Harbor, HdG, MD
    Barn at Swan Harbor, HdG, MD
    Acrylic on Canvas
  • Havre de Grace, MD Marina at Dusk
    Havre de Grace, MD Marina at Dusk
    Acrylic on Canvas
  • Havre de Grace, MD townscape
    Havre de Grace, MD townscape

    Acrylic on Canvas. Courtesy of Kevin Zucker