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So far Richard has created 23 blog entries.

Time to leave

This year I decided to revisit an old friend that I created way back in 2007. Another big change is on the horizon and I wanted to mark that with a painting again...

2025-07-07T05:44:22+00:00May 15, 2021|

Introducing the Fractured series

Funnily enough, the Fractured Series gave me a bad wrist and shoulder! It was having to beat around 500 pieces of triangular aluminium with a square headed screwdriver. Where I get these ideas from I do not know. Was it worth it I ask?

2025-06-29T05:55:27+00:00April 15, 2021|

The ones that didn’t make it…

Here are a selection of my artistic creations that didn't make the portfolio on this website. They're either tucked away somewhere dark, given away, buried in landfill or refurbished! But everyone has got to start somewhere you know. I'm actually thinking of recreating one or two of them. My eye is on the Prozac one!

2025-06-29T07:25:20+00:00December 30, 2020|

New piece of art….from Wynne Parkin!

What a great painting to own. It's crazy, unique and certainly a conversation starter! This is the story of how I literally stumbled over this painting on a Facebook post, became infatuated and hired a van for a 10 hour round trip to Lac-Mégantic.

2025-06-29T07:30:47+00:00October 4, 2020|

When Nightfall comes…

In a Skype video chat, my cousin in London UK remarked on this painting hanging behind me. He said it looked like some kind of Reptilian architecture. I was quite chuffed and took that as a compliment. Here's the story behind my two 'Nightfalls'.

2025-06-29T07:35:59+00:00September 15, 2020|

To Follow

Who'd have thought this hefty yet elegant piece of art could also act as a sound dampening panel? I'm sure that wasn't my intention as it took several weeks to create...

2025-10-01T14:51:54+00:00May 25, 2020|

Back in the game…

Wowee! Has it really been over 5 years since I started a canvas? Like with many people across the world, 2020 made me look inwards. I just had to start creating again to record that I was still here and still alive. Small steps in creativity started with Winter's End.

2025-06-29T07:42:41+00:00February 10, 2020|

Always getting lost in dreams…

The reoccurring dream when you know your destination, but it seems like you can never reach there. I've had this dream for years on end and it still knocks me for six. "Lost' encapsulates that dream with its never-ending channels in a race to find your way out.

2025-06-29T07:59:21+00:00May 13, 2014|
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