SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1999 Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
1999 Theatre Royal, Norwich
1999 Hitchin Museum
1998 Royston Museum
1998 Roysia School, Royston
1997 Peppin Brown Gallery, Whittlesford
1992 Peppin Brown Gallery, Whittlesford
1991 The Exchange Gallery, Milton Keynes
1990 The Harpley Gallery, King's Lynn
1990 Trumpington Gallery, Cambridge
1988 Trumpington Gallery, Cambridge
JOINT EXHIBITIONS
1998 Melbourn Village College
1994 L'Bidi Gallery, Buckden and St Ives
1992 Peppin Brown Gallery, Whittlesford
1990 Trumpington Gallery, Cambridge
1981 Faringdon Gallery, Oxfordshire
1976 Cambridge Fine Art, Cambridge
1976 Arts Theatre, Cambridge
1975 The Bishop's Palace, Ely
1975 The Guildhall, Cambridge
TYPE OF WORK
European Cities - Water Colour, Pen & Ink, Pen & Wash
Steam Locomotive Scenes - Gouache
UK and European Landscapes - Water Colour, Pen & Ink, Pen & Wash
Portraits - Water Colour, Gouache
BACKGROUND
From an early age, Richard has felt compelled to paint whenever
possible. As a child he received a number of awards at the Annual
Children's Exhibitions of the Royal Drawing Society.
Richard spent his earlier working life employed in Architects' offices
creating perspectives and technical drawings, which developed his
considerable eye for detail. Any available spare time was spent
painting scenes of steam locomotives. In 1983 after the birth of their
son, Richard and his wife decided to switch roles, so that he could
spend more of his time painting.
In 1988, Richard had accumulated sufficient paintings to hold his first
solo exhibition, which was exclusively gouache paintings of steam
locomotives. The exhibition was extremely successful, culminating in
the sale of in excess of eighty paintings. This was followed by a
number of solo exhibitions, displaying Richard's steam locomotive
paintings, which widened his clientele.
In 1990, during a holiday in Vienna, Richard was inspired by the Baroque
palaces and churches to widen his subject matter to include general
architectural scenes. Since then, his portfolio has been extended to
include views of many European cities such as Prague, St Petersburg,
Moscow, Dresden, Lisbon, Florence, Madrid, Seville, London, Bath, York
and Cambridge. These have been executed using watercolour, gouache,
pencil, pen & ink and pen & wash.
Richard has exhibited his new range of work in addition to the trains at
a number of locations and the work has been well received. In 1995,
through his MP, he succeeded in selling a painting of the Houses of
Parliament and the Palace of Westminster. This was to the Rt. Hon Betty
Boothroyd, Speaker of the House of Commons. In addition to the
galleries, Richard has successfully sold many paintings through a
variety of public houses.
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Size: 26.00" x 20.50"
Price: £600.00
