Ralph Sutton was born in 1948 in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Art has been his passion from elementary school, to present day. He has won numerous awards throughout his career. One of his most notable achievements while still a freshman at Youngstown State University, in Ohio, was his acceptance in the prestigious mid-year show at Butler Institute of American Art. (One of the top 5 museum shows in the country). After graduation, Ralph taught advanced courses in commercial art and advertising design, and reorganized the university's commercial art curriculum.

In 1973 Ralph opened an advertising agency in Ohio and won awards in design and layout. After moving to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in 1979 with his wife Linda, Ralph continued working in graphic art & design. He worked in many different areas using a wide variety of styles and techniques, including: magazine illustration, logo design, cartooning, and storyboards. After his daughter Kristen was born in 1989, Ralph developed his 3-D art technique.

After refining his 3-D art, he approached a long-time friend and associate Fred Wynne, and together they formed Ralph Sutton Designs, LLC. Fred's marketing skills and Ralph’s artistic ability, have taken the company to a new level. Their growth can be seen with their acquired licenses: the Coca-Cola Company, M&M’s (Mars Retail Group), Betty Boop (King Features Syndicate), Tootsie Roll (Synchronicity), Noah’s Arc, and Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Ralph takes pride in his artwork and is pleased to donate his pieces to local establishments and non-profit agencies. Ralph has made many pieces to benefit:  The Cancer Foundation, Local Humane Society, and numerous hospital fund raisers.

Ralph’s Manatee Family was given to the Save The Manatee Club in Florida. Save the Manatee Club is an award-winning national nonprofit and membership-based organization established in 1981 by renowned singer/songwriter, Jimmy Buffett, and former U.S. Senator, Bob Graham, when he was governor of Florida. Ralph has also donated his 3D artwork to the Richard Petty Racing Family.

Ralph has also drawn a variety of characters for a series of fifteen books with writer Joe Agee. Maggie McPeel, from the children's book 'Maggie is Top Banana' has been previously published. Ralph has had the special honor of being one of the featured artists invited for two years to Hilton Head Island Concours d' Elegance Foundation as well as Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Foundation.

Ralph’s caricature art can be found in the Frankie Bones Restaurants located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Ashville, North Carolina. Ralph draws caricatures of local and famous celebrities