Born and raised in Monticello, Utah, Ron developed an interest in visual arts at a very early age. He received his art training at Salt Lake Community College, but also studied Electronics and Business Management. He worked ten years as manager of an electronics wholesale/retail business, and eight years as a Quality Engineer for Rockwell International, and worked at Hill Air Force Base’s Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory for eighteen years.
Ron always enjoyed painting wildlife and landscapes, and while he elected to pursue a career in electronics, his real desire was to create paintings with a focus on the beauty of the world around us.

I paint for the simple pleasure and fulfillment it brings. The process of converting a simple vignette to paint and canvas always makes me more aware of the beauty that surrounds my every day life.

As a young boy Stephen grew up in Kaysville, Utah; a small town on the Wasatch Front. To the West were farms and fields and to the East the Wasatch Mountains all within walking distance. The mountains provided hiking and exploring canyons. One of these canyons was Bear's Canyon, which had stories of gold and Spanish artifacts that had been found. South of Bears Canyon areas of Indian encampments were part of the history on the Wasatch Range. The mountains and the farmland provided a variety of experiences in building respect for nature and for past generations. Theses wondering as a young boy with bee bee guns and bicycles have been exchanged with brushes, paints and easel with excitement of expressing the moods of nature.