Niel Bally

Original Colorful Spanish 20thCentury impressionist Watercolour SANTANDER SPAIN

1980

Please note - we do not post with glass. Glass is removed carefully before packaging and sending. It's a simple process to slide a new piece in on arrival and saves the potential for the work to get damaged in the post. ARTIST: Richard Thorn R.I.. SWAC (1952-) British TITLE: "Forces Of Nature" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: watercolour on paper SIZE: 72cm x 68cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETAIL: Born in Devon, the countryside continues to have an influence on his work, particularly coastal scenes, the moors, and rivers. Richard is an intuitive and spontaneous artist whose work retains the atmosphere of a deep love of the seasons and the locations.Since those early days his paintings have been sold and exhibited in many leading galleries throughout the UK, as well as America, Taiwan, and South Korea, and are held in many private collections. His work has been accepted at the Royal Institute’s (for painters in watercolour) open exhibitions, where he has won awards for best watercolour. He was also invited to participate in the Quingdao International Watercolour Exhibition 2019 where he won an excellent work award. Art Promoters in China exhibit his work and in 2020 he returned to demonstrate and exhibit. Light, texture, and distance are his principal concerns. These elements predominate his subject matter. There is a constant search for new techniques toward those goals. “...For me, painting is a continuum – an exploration. But watercolour is a medium that seems to be always one step ahead” History: 1952 Born Torquay, Devon 1957 Started to paint during a hospital stay, aged 5 Continued to draw and paint throughout his childhood Frequent family visits to Dartmoor and the Devon coast encouraged the pursuit On leaving school attended Newton Abbot School of Art Early influences centred around the French Impressionists, especially Cézanne, Monet, Pissarro & Gauguin 1971 Started Rock/blues/jazz career Still plays in a Bossanova jazz quartet called “Ragged Fish” 1985 Returned to painting to establish a professional career working in watercolour Added influences include Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth 1986 Princess Michael of Kent took a liking to one of Richard’s paintings exhibited at the Torbay Arts Society, with which she was presented Exhibitions 1992 First solo show in Godalming Many subsequent mixed and solo exhibitions at nearby locations including Fowey River Gallery, Fowey; Triton Gallery, Torquay; Sharon Davies Gallery, Totnes; Rosemoor Gallery, North Devon, and further field with the Bourne Gallery, Reigate: Panter & Hall, London and The Portuguese Embassy, London. 2008 Included in a book of contemporary Devon artists published by Hallsgrove 2009/10 Solo exhibitions at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh 2010 Solo exhibition at Torre Abbey, Torquay: Solo exhibition Alexander Gallery 2011 Group exhibition Davidson Fine Art Gallery, Totnes 2013 Salthouse Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall: John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh: Spring Exhibition, Joan Gillespie...

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Signed lower right. Work is unframed. Very Slight fading commensurate with time but presents very well Biography Walt Louderback Walt Louderback (1887-1941) The illustrations of W...