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.
Buoy with Kite (1974)
oil on board - 39h x 76w (cm)
East Coast Gale (c1973)
oil on canvas - 30.5h x 76w (cm)
Staithes, Yorkshire (c1973)
oil on board - 17h x 24w (cm)
Tanker off Cowes (1972)
oil on panel - 33h x 35.5w (cm)
Village by the Sea (1970)
oil on canvas - 53.5h x 68.5w (cm)
Wreck and Landslip, Yorkshire Coast (1968)
oil on canvas - 41h x 61w (cm)
Isle of Wight, New Forest (1967)
oil on board - 34h x 54.5w (cm)
The Delectable Mountains, Penrith (1966)
oil on board - 69h x 119w (cm)
The Pond (1966)
oil on canvas - 76h x 101w (cm)
Yorkshire Landscape (1965)
oil on board - 30.5h x 41w (cm)
Calf of Man, Isle of Man (1965)
tempera on board - 34h x 52w (cm)
Solent, Beaulieu River (1965)
oil on canvas - 100h x 126w (cm)
Landscape with Cows (1965)
oil on board - 32h x 40w (cm)
Haworth, Yorkshire (1964)
oil on board - 27.94h x 35.56w (cm)
Anglesey (1963)
oil and tempera on board - 31.5h x 41.5w (cm)
Bowden Hill (1963)
oil on canvas - 51h x 76w (cm)
The Messenger (1962)
oil on board - 94.5h x 125w (cm)
Whitby, North Yorkshire, to Represent Sheffield on Holiday (1961)
oil on canvas - 304.8h x 426.7w (cm)
Chatsworth to Represent Sheffield at Play (1961)
oil on canvas - 304.8h x 426.7w (cm)
Old Yorkshire Quarry, Wharfedale (1961)
oil on canvas - 40.5h x 51w (cm)