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
Telecom on the Beach (1985)
oil and pencil on board - 45.5h x 66w (cm)
Burning Wreckage on the Beach (1985)
oil on board - 31h x 64w (cm)
The Black Dog (1985)
oil on board - 51.5h x 80.5w (cm)
Gathering Seaweed (1985)
mixed media (pencil and oil) - 30h x 63.5w (cm)
The Sea Wall (1985)
oil on board - 37h x 62w (cm)
Dead Seagull and Windsurfer (1985)
oil on board - 67h x 100w (cm)
Man and Dog on Beach (1985)
oil on board - 23h x 30.1w (cm)
Lepe (c1985)
oil on board - 11.3h x 36w (cm)
Family by the Sea (c1985)
- 11.4h x 26.7w (cm)
Fisherman (19th Jun 1984)
pencil and oil on board - 29.8h x 29.8w (cm)
The Man on the Shore (1984)
oil on ? - 26.7h x 20.3w (cm)
The Shore, Lepe (1984)
pencil and oil on board - 21.6h x 31.8w (cm)
Windsurfing on the Solent (1984)
oil on board - 36h x 61w (cm)
Three Figures (1984)
oil on board - 21.5h x 12w (cm)
Last Glimpse (1984)
oil on board - 41.9h x 61w (cm)
The Three-Master (1984)
mixed media - 25h x 30w (cm)
Children on the Beach (1984)
oil on board - 30.5h x 61w (cm)
Wind Surfers (1984)
pencil and oil on board - 36.8h x 59.7w (cm)