Richard Bevens

I'm Richy, the artist behind Bevensy Art. I paint in oils using traditional methods, built up slowly in layers. Each painting starts with a toned ground and a loose drawing, then an underpainting to get the light right, then colour laid in over days and weeks. Thin glazes, thicker paint where I need it, and time in between so the surface has real depth and luminosity. I'm drawn to drama in quiet places. A harbour before the boats go out. A big sky about to turn. Light hitting water for just a minute. I don't just want to paint what it looks like, I want to paint what it feels like to stand there. It's about emotion as much as place — the tension between calm and storm, light and shadow, stillness and movement. That's where the painting starts to breathe. Every piece in the shop is an original oil painting, signed, varnished, and painted to last. No prints of prints. Just honest work made to live with for years.

Ushaw Moor school of Art