Ron Zito ///
Born ///
Los Angeles, CA
Blue Silo ///
Since 2020
Education ///
•BA English, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Medium ///
Painting, Oils, Watercolor, Pastel, Drawing
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The beginning of all art:
a song when planting a rice field
in the country's inmost part.
- Matsuo Basho
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Occupied by artist Ron Zito, studio 101A sits on the first floor of the building that once belonged to artist Madeline Dodge back in 2017. This studio has the added benefit of custom-built storage for a variety of painting sizes originally put in by the previous artist. His space is one of the bigger studios with bright white walls reflecting some of the only natural light that comes in from large single pane windows that face west. When you enter Ron’s space you are immediately greeted by the definitive aroma of oil paints, permeating the air throughout the studio. In the area directly from the entrance, there is a sitting area with a collection of different types of chairs that look like they were collected through different periods of time. Off to the right sits a work area with one large easel holding tightly to a work in progress. Ron primarily works in oil paints. On a table near the window sits a custom-made glass he uses as a mixing palette. All his oil tubes are laid out by color, tone, and value. Looking outside you immediately see those formerly blue iconic silos that are the building’s beacon but now are painted grayish. Just outside his windows are train tracks that have been the line for transporting loads of scrap-metal up and down the line to the nearby recycling plants. The loud screeching sounds are never predictable and occur almost daily, yet Ron seems to take all these random urban noises in stride and continues on with his painting, often playing his music at a slightly higher volume or even better just coming to work in the evening. That’s the beauty of the art-life, you can go to work at any time you like. The canvas is always waiting.
He's Not Here ///