Noodles Nolker

Eschewing subtlety in favor of bold color and buxom blondes, Richard Nolker paints life as he likes. Physically impressive in scale, Nolker’s paintings all express an infectiously grand joie de vivre with prurient undertones. Nolker’s seminal work, The Man of La Mancha, launched his career. A dramatic 9’-x-5’ expanse, he began and completed the entire painting in a single evening, having picked up a paintbrush for the first time ever. Nearly three decades later, the artist sold his first painting at auction, raising $5,000 for charity.

In addition to painting, Richard Nolker performs with two local bands. A distinguished wabi-sabi master craftsman, Nolker also presides as chairman of the board at MOH Industries.

Noodles Nolker

c. 1979, Personal Collection

c. 1980, Personal Collection

Richard Nolker

June 2015, Personal Collection

May 2015, Private Collection

July 2014, Private Collection, Easton, MD

June 2014, Private Collection, Easton, MD

May 2014, Personal Collection, Oxford, MD

April 2014, For Auction, Oxford Business Community

September 2013, Benefiting Holy Trinity Church, Oxford, MD

July 2013, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

May 2013, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

May 2013, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

March 2013, Benefiting Habitat for Humanity, Private Collection, Easton, MD

September 2012, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

August 2012, Private Collection, Talbot Mentors

June 2012, Personal Collection

April 2012, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

November 2011, Private Collection, Marion, NY

July 2011, Talbot Mentors, Easton, MD

July 2011, Personal Collection, Oxford, MD

Fairview Lake, Pennsylvania

May 2011; Benefiting Oxford Business Association

May 2011, Benefiting Oxford Business Association

March 2011, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

November 2010, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

November 2010, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

October 2010, Private Collection, Buffalo, NY

September 2010, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Holy Trinity Church

August 2010, Talbot Mentors

May 2010, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Oxford Business Association

May 2010, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Oxford Business Association

July 2010, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Oxford Museum

June 2010, Private Collection, Oxford, MD

November 2009, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Oxford Community Center

September 2009, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Holy Trinity Church

September 2009, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Oxford Women's Auxillary

June 12, 2009, Private Collection, Easton, MD; Benefiting Oxford Community Center

March 2009, Private Collection, Easton, MD; Benefiting Habitat for Humanity

November 2008, Private Collection, Easton, MD; Benefiting Oxford Community Center

November 10, 2008, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Oxford Fire Department

2008, Private Collection, Owings Mills, MD

2007 Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting St. James Academy

2007, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Oxford Fire Department; Cambridge Maritime Museum

2005, Tred Avon Yacht Club, Oxford, MD

2004, Private Collection, Paupack, PA

c. 2003, Private Collection, Oxford, MD; Benefiting Holy Trinity Church

2002, Private Collection, Hampstead, MD

c. 2002, Personal Collection

2002, Private Collection, Buffalo, NY

c. 2001, Private Collection, Hampstead, MD

c. 2001, Private Collection, Annapolis, MD

Detail, Skinny Dip

c. 2000, Personal Collection

c. 2000, Personal Collection

c. 2000, Private Collection, Annapolis, MD

December 1999, Personal Collection

c. 1994, Personal Collection

c. 1999, Personal Collection

c. 1988, Personal Collection

1980, Private Collection, Reading, PA