Figures on a Beach
Richard loved to juxtapose the formality of the three horizontals of sky, sea and shore with the ever-changing human form and the patterns that they make. He also found humour, pathos or spiritual symbolism in the small narratives that emerged.
"The idea of figures on beaches is undoubtedly one of his favourite themes . . . physical types tend to be monumental and pale - sometimes almost ghostly; a coincidence which reinforces the marginal surrealism that occasionally tinges his vision."
Master of Poetic Narrative, 'The Scotsman', May 1977, author: Edward Cage
Farne (1975)
oil on board - 30.5h x 60w (cm)
Skin Divers at Lepe (1974)
oil on board - 25.5h x 40.6w (cm)
Farewell (1974)
oil on board - 15.2h x 61w (cm)
Bait Diggers (1974)
oil on board - 13h x 35w (cm)
The Seaweed Cart (1974)
oil on board - 31.5h x 54.5w (cm)
The Sunbathers, Lepe Beach (1974)
oil on board - 14h x 19.5w (cm)
Sun (1974)
oil on board - 20.3h x 20.3w (cm)
Chesil Beach from Rodwell (1974)
oil on board - 40.6h x 61w (cm)
The Rescue (1974)
oil on board - 75h x 60.5w (cm)
Dymchurch Beach (1974)
oil on board - 60.4h x 76w (cm)
Figure and Planes (1974)
oil on board - 37h x 49.5w (cm)
Lepe Beach (1973)
oil on board - 21.5h x 32.8w (cm)
Yellow Oilskins (1973)
oil on panel - 38h x 61w (cm)
Molly on the Shore (1973)
oil on panel - 46h x 76w (cm)
A Beach (1973)
oil on board - 54.5h x 105w (cm)
Sunbathers (1973)
oil on panel - 19.1h x 34.3w (cm)
Northumbrian Sword Dance (1973)
oil on board - 30.5h x 61w (cm)
A View of a Beach and Estuary (c1973)
oil on board - 20.3h x 30.5w (cm)
Dark Solent (1972)
oil on panel - 21.5h x 30.5w (cm)
Promenade at Night (1972)
oil on board - 39h x 59.5w (cm)