Interested in art from an early age, 
Richard was encouraged by his family to 
draw which was aided by a constant 
supply of paper provided by a relative 
who worked at a paper mill.
Working in the heating industry for over 
forty years, the last twenty two of 
which he was involved in training 
industry professionals to exceedingly 
high standards, he endeavours to use 
this experience in adult education, to 
deliver simple effective processes to 
help others make improvements in their 
art. 
Primarily a landscape painter, he has 
been influenced by the work of the 
"Edwards" (Wesson and Seago) and he 
tries to capture the essence of the 
scene in his chosen medium of 
watercolour in loose fluid washes with 
the minimum of fuss and application.