Rich Spicer

I am a painter born in 1972 in Maidstone, Kent and gained a strong interest in creative pursuits during my formative years.

I went to grammar school in Maidstone before continuing my studies at the Kent Institute of Art & design and finally at Kingston University where I graduated in 1995.

I am inspired by the natural world, especially gained during a period living in the mountain ranges of the Alpes and Dolomites and their eerie almost lunar, alien quality. I am also drawn to the changing light caused by seasonality and weather conditions and the effects the light has on the landscape. I am inspired by atmosphere, scale and stark beauty of the landscape and make mental notes on form, colour and tone. In so doing my work has become more intuitive and equally reliant on sub conscious recall for colour selection and form as educational theory.

My work varies in size from up to 200cm to smaller pieces of 40cm x 20cm

I work primarily in acrylic and spray paint with my focus being the creation of atmospheric landscapes that contain pleasing colour combinations and tonal balance whilst containing both abstract and representational elements. The spray paint enables me to create a more atmospheric effect as I usually use a f...

BA Hons Illustration Kingston University

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