Richard Clifton was born in Delaware in 1961. He lives on a historic family farm adjoining the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, where he is surrounded by inspiration for his art.
He is a self-taught wildlife artist who has chosen acrylics as his medium. Waterfowl being one of his favorite subjects, he has gone on to paint 44 duck stamps from various states, including the 1996 Australian Duck Stamp and the 2007-2008 Federal Duck Stamp. He has also been commissioned to paint the 2015 and 201