Rackstraw Downes

Rackstraw Downes (born 1939) is a British-born American realist painter and author. His oil paintings are known for their details about the months of plein-air sessions. His drawings usually show industry and the environment background. Downs lives in Midland, Texas, but was originally from Maine and Connecticut.
Downs was born Rodney Harry Rackstraw Downes in Pembury, Kent, England.