The Purple Door

  Richard H. Wooten was born in Washington State to a military family, but spent his early years growing up on a farm in the Bluegrass Region of central Kentucky. He is a self taught artist with little formal training. He has a huge interest in history, culture and art and is an avid follower of geology and archeology. He draws his inspiration from nature and the world at large. After 17 years in Maine he moved back to Kentucky with his wife.