Artist Royce McClure

Hi Puzzlers,

We would like you to meet artist Royce McClure. Royce has been licensing his fabulous artwork to White Mountain Puzzles since 2005.

Royce B. McClure was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand in 1956. He has been a diving and tropical fish enthusiast since the age of 12. Royce has been painting full time since 1975. In 1977 he moved to Australia where he took up the airbrush and became a commercial illustrator. In 1981 he moved to Los Angeles and continued illustrating until returning to fine art in 1986.

In a field where it is sometimes hard to tell one artist's work from another, Royce's images stand alone with their bold abstract designs and unique color schemes.

Recently returning to New Zealand with his wife and four children, Royce now paints at his home-studio in the seaside town of Mt. Maunganui.

Notes on the Artists Technique:

Most of the images on the Royce Art site were painted with an airbrush. A few of them such as Family Reunion were brush painted in acrylic. Royce uses mostly Iwata HP-SB airbrushes: Three or four are plugged into a compressor at the same time sharing about 10 color cups!

Lately Royce is using the computer more and more not to completely paint images but to quickly modify or reprocess an image for an alternative use. The advantage of using the computer over an airbrush is its speed and versatility. It is also easier to fix mistakes so requires less concentration. It is, however, harder on the artist's eyes and doesn't result in an actual physical original piece of art. Because of this, Royce's future work will mostly remain airbrush art with computer modifications as needed.

Thanks for the amazing artwork, Royce!

Happy Puzzling!