Ross Stefan

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ross Stefan became a painter of western scenes in traditional style. His subjects are Southwestern desert and mountain landscapes and stereotypical figures of that part of the country.

He had his first one-man show at age 13 and then living in Wisconsin, was much influenced by a studio visit to Dan Muller, an illustrator.

In 1953, when he was a teenager, he moved to Tucson, Arizona with his family, and his father worked in advertising, which furthered Stefan’s interest in illustration art. He studied art and philosophy at the University of Arizona and did part-time sketching for the Tucson newspaper.

Norman Rockwell was one of his early heroes.