Birds Eye View
When still in his teens, Richard created the sweep of Chesil Beach as viewed from an elevated position and in the mid 30s he painted Whitby from high above the sea. This useful tipping up of the earth’s surface served him well in the War (e.g. Air Fight over Portland) when he developed his uncanny ability to visualise a scene from an altered perspective. It serves to distribute detail more evenly and ‘democratises' the subject matter so it has equal weight, unlike the more usual perspective at ground level where near and far objects are very different sizes.
Beach No. I (1986)
- 12.1h x 30.5w (cm)
Busy Shore (1986)
oil on board - 40h x 43w (cm)
Beach No. III (1986)
oil on board - 28h x 33w (cm)
Beach No. II (1986)
oil on board - 11.4h x 32.4w (cm)
Windsurfer (1986)
oil on board - 36.2h x 50.2w (cm)
Low Tide (1985)
oil on board - 38h x 45w (cm)
Boy With a Kite (1985)
oil on board - 58h x 78w (cm)
Early Morning (1984)
oil on board - 92.7h x 122.4w (cm)
An Orchard (1984)
oil on board - 25.6h x 35.2w (cm)
Seabound (1984)
oil on board - 30h x 58w (cm)
Two Lighthouses (1984)
oil on board - 34.5h x 28.5w (cm)
The Balcony (1983)
oil on board - 62.5h x 75.5w (cm)
Windy Sky and Sea (1983)
oil on board - 41h x 61w (cm)
Nocturne (1983)
oil on board - 12.1h x 24.1w (cm)
The Tall Ships, Southampton (1982)
oil on board - 74h x 114w (cm)
Seascape, Misty Morning (1982)
oil on board - 63.5h x 76.2w (cm)
The Wharfe at Bolton Abbey (1982)
oil on board - 40.6h x 60.7w (cm)
Autumn, New Forest (1981)
oil on board - 20h x 91w (cm)
The Bait Digger (1981)
oil on board - 20h x 21.6w (cm)
Beach Carnival (1981)
oil on board - 61h x 91.5w (cm)