Meet Rick
Relaxing a Little
Relaxing a Little
Relaxing a Little
Sometimes I like to get away
into my own little world of music.
At O'Charlie's
Relaxing a Little
Relaxing a Little
At the local O'Charlie's Restaurant with
my cousin Julie and her husband Tim.
Tawny the Dog
Relaxing a Little
Tawny the Dog
The neighbor's dog, not mine.
I'm allergic.Too bad for me.
About Rick Schroeppel
A little bit about me, if you're interested. I'm from Nashville, Tennessee. Here in Nashville we're known as Music City. That's because Nashville is famous for music publishing. But there's a lot of book publishing here too. Whenever I can, I like to combine the two: Listening to music (like maybe James Taylor or Amy Grant or classical) while designing a book cover or working with oils on canvas. Or sketching with pencil or creating a digital illustration. For relaxation, I like to pick up the acoustic guitar, covering artists such as Paul Simon or James Taylor, or gospel music. I think it's fun to make music with other people, too. Recently, I led a singalong around the campfire at the local Baptist Church Fall Festival. Nashville affords a lot of that kind of thing. Everybody has a guitar. I remember several times playing bluegrass and gospel music with a few musicians (including members of the Nashville Symphony!) at a United Methodist Church picnic. Lots of good fun. Sports-wise in Nashville, the Tennessee Titans are Tight! Originally from the north suburbs of Chicago, I also follow the Cubs and the Bears. The Cubs have had much recent success, while the Bears remain very mediocre, ha! Looking back on my life, I can remember one day in the kitchen at age seven when I asked my mom about Jesus and I gave my heart to Him. I guess I'm a little like Andy Griffith, who once said, "I was born again when I was eight years old, and I've always been satisfied with it!" I think we have all been given gifts by God, and let me say that I appreciate my gifts and I want to share them. Thanks! -Rick
About My Fake Storefront (Created in Photoshop)
Don't You Love Old Things?
Not too old, but retro or vintage or classic. One day I found myself walking through Historic Downtown Franklin in Tennessee, a little south of Nashville. I took a picture of an old brick storefront that I liked. Then later I took that picture into Photoshop and cleaned up the street litter. I touched up the “paint” on the front door and “trimmed” the bushes. Then I added a classic old car in the street, a dog on the stoop and a couple signs in the window. I thought, “This is what my storefront might look like if I was working in downtown Franklin Tennessee back in the old days.” Here’s the resulting digital illustration above, it was fun to make. I hope you like it!
About My Fun Shutterstock Wall Map
7K+ Shutterstock Downloads in 83 Countries Since 2016
Shutterstock sells the rights to high resolution images, and they sell them all around the world. Having been a contributor with Shutterstock ever since 2016, I have created (as of this writing in May of 2022) over 250 images - Oil paintings, photographs, and digital Illustrations. Every time you sell a download, Shutterstock reports to you the image and the location of the sale, from everywhere around the world. To the point where I was able to construct this wall map that you see above. As far as I can tell, I have sold images in at least 83 countries around the world, to the tune of 7,000+ downloads. It's fun for me to keep track of the countries and cities! It's an honor and a privilege to help spread the gospel message to the nations in a visual way - with pictures and images.