Richard T. Slone is a self-taught artist residing in the United States. He was born in 1974 in Newton-in-Furness, Lancashire, a northern English town. His work rose in popularity in the early 2000's when it began being noticed by celebrities and art connoisseurs. His work has been commissioned and purchased by many global celebrities, as well as used for large scale events all over the world. Slone's art has become popular with notable collectors including Donald Trump, Hugh Hefner, Glenn Schaeffer, Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela and many more. His work has graced the covers of many magazines, including the Ring Magazine, KO Magazine, World Boxing Magazine and many more. His work has been used by many companies and advertising agencies, including Everlast. He is the Official Artist of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, a title he has held since the age of 23. In 2007 Slone's artwork was used by the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC to create a clothing line named 'Ultimate'. The line consisted of limited edition clothing with Slone's artwork printed on the garments. Slone has painted portraits of people including Nelson Mandela, Hugh Hefner, Donald Trump and Lennox Lewis. He has also painted fighters from the UFC, including a landscape of Chuck Liddell entitled 'The Iceman Cometh', and a landscape of Andrei Arlovski vs. Paul Buentello, which was originally painted as two separate portraits but pieced together and made into an official licensed UFC poster. He is currently working on a huge oil portrait for rap star Eminem. Biography Early Life Slone is the son of a blacksmith, and he grew up in a farming village in Cumbria, England. He spent his formative years roaming the countryside where his lifelong love of art was born. He left home at the age of 16 to pursue an offer to become a boxer under the guidance of boxing great Joe Frazier, who guided his boxing career until Slone's love for art motivated him to pivot to painting. 2005 - Present Day In 2005 international art investors bought an entire series of Slone originals. The interest and demand in his art in recent years has been phenomenal, the Art company was formed in 2005 and two art dealers were brought in to cater to Slone's rapidly growing clientele. Slone paints with great detail, bold colors and often uses Acrylic and Enamels. In 2007 Foxwoods Casino and Resort commissioned Slone