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Painting, Acrylic on Other
Size: 72.2 W x 38.6 H x 1.2 D in
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The 'Inland Sea' paintings were begun in Greece in Stoupa, a small town in the Peloponnese, around an hour's drive from Kalamata. Whilst there I read a wonderful book by the Icelandic author Halldor Laxness called The Fish Can Sing. The novel is set in the small hamlet of Brekukot and tells the story of Alfgrimur growing up with his grandparents. I was moved by the boy's descriptions of fishing with his grandfather in the dawn light; in the lagoon close by his home, hence the title the Inland Sea. I began the work by staining the beautiful unprimed Italian linen with washes of liquid acrylics, building up the depth of colour and multiple tones. If you're looking for two paintings of this size this one has a sibling.
Original Created:
2011
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DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:
Acrylic on Other
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
72.2 W x 38.6 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
Not applicable
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Richard Heys
United Kingdom
In my practice I work primarily as an abstract artist, exploring pure colour and form, the substance of paint and ground, and the tensions between the physical processes of making and the ‘life’ in the piece. I create paintings with presence, paintings which have atmosphere and countenance. For the last few years I have been working in a beautiful light filled studio in Sussex, England exploring tools and processes which disguise the hand. I have found a greater freedom through this limitation and its challenges. I explore light and darkness and pure colour journeys, working with transparency and glazing to create vibrant surfaces. My paintings were selected for the Royal Watercolour Society's Open in 2024 and for the ING Discerning Eye exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London in 2015, 2016 & 2021. In 2017 my work was selected for the prestigious Creekside Open & the National Open Art Competition.
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